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When it was daylight, I woke up early as usual, and before stepping out of the homestead, I stopped at the door and listened carefully for any signs of Jack being up and about, before heading off for a walk. I was a little disappointed to see that I had two front flat tyres on my vehicle, when I walked past it, and I wasn’t sure if they had been slashed or the air just let down, and I decided to wait until the boss returns before I see to that, and I stayed well clear of the workers cottag
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I nodded my head in understanding and headed down the passage and turned right, stopping just out of sight, to listen in. “Something is just not right, when he arrived, he was bright and cheerful and now he is jumpy and refuses to acknowledge Jack, and he is also sporting a bruise on his face that wasn’t there earlier either,” I heard Carol say, before continuing on into the office and half closing the door, before walking to the window, and looking out to the garden, as I heard the distant voic
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The place is a cattle station, similar to a Ranch in the USA but a lot bigger in area.
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I was feeling a lot more happier being on the road, I was now driving a more reliable vehicle that is suited to the outback conditions, and although I had no idea where I was going to end up, I knew that I was now not relying on anybody, and I could do what I wanted. I would have liked to have kept the money growing in the bitcoin account, but I felt that it was important to me to get out in the open air, where there is less chance of my panic attacks happening again, and I didn’t have to
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“Please, allow me to offer a cabin for Devlin to stay in overnight, he will be very well looked after, and once locked up, the yacht is very secure,” Marc offered. I shook my head no, and still tried to concentrate on my breathing, and Marissa stood and turned to Marc, “Sir, on my medical advice, I decline that offer on Devlin’s behalf, he needs to be in familiar surroundings, so I suggest that we head back to the catamaran,” Marissa said to Marc, and I nodded my head in agreement. Ten minu
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The following morning started with a beautiful day, plenty of sunshine, a light wind and clear skies, with the forecast of 32 degrees Celsius. All crew were up early, to make sure that everything was clean and tidy ready for the rest of the guests to arrive at 9 am, and we were all sitting in the crew mess finishing breakfast, when we heard footsteps above. “Sounds like our guests are up an about, let’s get to work team,” Kyle said and while Brady and Kyle cleaned up the galley and mess, Ma
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We renamed her Sans Bellow, as she was based at the Monte Bellow Islands up until we purchased her, and sailed her down to Fremantle. She is fuelled up and ready to go, just needs to stocked up with food supplies, and she is ready for an adventure,” Brady said as he led the way onboard, and I was given a full tour of the small yacht. When the tour was over, Brady sat down in the main saloon, she isn’t much compared to the Anders Way, but she has all the home comforts, and Kyle and I were wo
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Actually the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 is the more appropriate crime
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Welcome to my stories, i do hope you enjoy them. Q
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“We have discussed this between us and with our parents over the phone, and we would like to invite you to be part of our crew on paid charters,” Brady added. “Jacob and I are happy to share a cabin, so that you can have your own crew cabin,” Trent added, with Jacob smiling and nodding his head in agreement. “I don’t know what to say guys, that is very generous of you,” I replied. “It is our pleasure, and we need an extra deckhand when we have all three guest cabins booked, as there is alw
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Life Insurance is optional in Australia, as far as I'm aware.
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Life has been very hard for me these past few months, with the Covid Virus quickly spreading around the world, which had resulted in the shutting down of lots of businesses due to quarantine restrictions, and which resulted in me loosing me job and soon after my rental home of the past four years. Now I live in a basic caravan in a small caravan park on the outskirts of the city, spending my weekdays looking for and applying for jobs, and surviving on the basic income provided by Social Sec
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Life has been very hard for me these past few months, with the Covid Virus quickly spreading around the world, which had resulted in the shutting down of a lot of businesses due to quarantine restrictions, and which resulted in me loosing me job and soon after my rental home of the past four years. Although I was single, gay and have no close family, with my parents killed in a train crash while on holidays when I was seventeen, and my two older siblings, Melissa and Trenton, not wanting to know me because of my sexuality, but I had managed to complete my high school education with high grades.
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Once I had the boys settled into their beds, I relaxed on the lounge and watched a bit of the news, which included an item about the neighbouring property going up in flames, with no one living there at present, as it was about to be renovated before been made available for long term lease, and this had me thinking, that maybe Uncle Mathias would be interested in hearing about this unfortunate event. The sound of my mobile ringing made me jump, as I considered this, and glancing at the call
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“I’m not sure if you are aware of this is not, but I do live very close by, and I am free to assist you in any way possible, even if it means working a few extra days, that is fine with me, as all of my children are all grown up now, and have their own lives to run,” Mrs Grantly stated. “That would be great thanks, as I have no idea what to do regarding keeping Ryan busy during the day, while Trent and Lucas are at school, and I am wondering if my old school in South Perth is too far for th
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Happy Birthday GA Congratulations and well done to all the team, on keeping this outstanding website operational and growing to what it is today. Regards Preston aka Quokka
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As I walked into my bedroom, which looked like it had been freshly cleaned, I spotted an envelope propped up against the pillow. I kept looking at it, as I placed my luggage on the floor beside my double bed, and stared at it some more, before picking it up and slowly opening it. Inside was an email, plus a few pages that had been stapled together. “Dear Mathias, here is the documents that you requested that I have prepared for you, for the transfer of ownership of the property – 8 Kings Pa
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Marcus and I would be going directly to Sydney first, where we would check out some of the tourist sights, before heading south on the Train to Melbourne, so that Marcus could visit his parents and relatives. After the long journey to Sydney, which took 21 hours to complete the journey from Rome, with a stop over in Singapore, we collapsed into our separate bedrooms in a two-bedroom hotel suite, in the centre of Sydney, and slept for a good eight hours before we both appeared in the main living
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The flight back to Australia was long and tiring, but helped a bit by travelling Business Class, which meant we could get some decent sleep during the long trip from London to Perth. Uncle Mathias had informed me that we would be staying at a hotel near the city for our short stay in Western Australia, as he only had eight days of personal leave, and he had to be back to work in Milan. We would have just three days in total in Perth, with just 14 ¼ hours from the moment we land till the fun
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The next two days were a mad rush, as we prepared all of the downstairs areas of the Villa for the forum, with the Ballroom to be the main event location, as well as using the Library and the formal Lounge room for smaller events, and the formal dining room, was turned into a magnificent dining experience, with seating for the thirty delegates, plus two additional seats for Marcus and I for the formal dinner, which included a four-member string quartet, playing a variety of classical music durin
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Two days after celebrating Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere for the very first time, Uncle Mathias and I travelled to the city of Torino, which was about 1 ½ hours drive south-west of the villa, and after the tour of that school, which took most of the afternoon, we headed back to the villa for a night of rest, as we would be touring the second school the following day. Even though the International School of Milan was a far better school, they only allowed boarders from the age of 14 u
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It has been a while now since I have been home to Australia, and life for me has changed quite dramatically, beginning with the day that I was kicked out of home for been gay. Lucky for me, I have an uncle who was understanding and was willing to take me in, and help me get through my final few years of been a teenager. My uncle has been awesome, always willing to listening to me, as I tell him about my daily problems at school and asking how I may be able to resolve the issue, and together
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Kit is just an average Aussie country Kid, who at the age of twelve, was suddenly kicked out of home, and sent to live with his widower uncle in the city, over 200 kilometres to the southwest of his hometown. Along his journey towards adulthood, he gets to travel extensively overseas, and eventually attends a private school in Milan Italy, where he become best friends with another Aussie kid from Melbourne, who is related to European Royalty.
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Its with great sadness, that I inform my readers, that Judith Durham, lead singer of the Seekers, (mentioned in this story) passed away this past Friday evening Sydney EST, after a long period of illness. RIP Judith…
