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Yes, scum of Australia, just out to cause trouble for innocent farmers and pastoralists.
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Be patient lots of drama coming... Q
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I collected my wet clothes from the patio, and hung them over the dining chairs in the kitchen, and the oilskin I put on a peg near the back door, before returning to the lounge room to relax, just as the front door opened, and Rhodes walked in smiling. “Mum thought you might be waiting out the rain, but she wanted me to come over and check,” my brothers said to me. “Yes, it is nice to have a bit of piece and quiet from the homestead every now and then,” I replied, and Rhodes laughed, “Yes,
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There is a love interest, but much later in the story. Q
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“I know I had his wife on the phone not long ago telling me about it, and that you did some barrel rolls after taking off,” Mum said with a frown, and I just laughed, “well if he wasn’t going to enjoy it, why can’t I?” I responded. During the next few days, Dad and Wynn headed south to do water and stock checks, while Rhodes and I headed north, as we would be taking a few days off for Christmas celebrations, which would include a trip to visit the graveyard. Mum’s roses were doing very well
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“I noticed a lot of junk left behind when I had my first look around, what are we going to do about that?” I asked, “Already sorted son, your mother and I have been collecting it all and we have locked it all away in a shipping container on site, so no bloody tourists try to make souvenirs of them,” Dad responded. “I can’t wait to check it all out, is it alright if I go first thing tomorrow?” I asked, sure but you will have to leave very early,” Mum responded, “Well it is a good 800 metres t
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Cheeky sod
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“Did you not come across a fence and a sign back at the last road junction, stating that the road is closed due to a restoration project?” I asked, “We did, but we thought we could come and have a look,” one of the ladies replied. “You are ill informed and you were not told by the information centre that it is ok to just come by to look at it, as all information has been removed by them, so you are not only trespassing, but also lying to me, now once again, I ask you to return the way you c
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“Wow, that sounds awesome, do we know if many people come to visit this site?” I responded, “Yes, there is and we have notified the Marble Bar Tourism Information Centre, of the change of ownership and they have stop promoting the location and information about the base. Plus we have put up a temporary fence and signs at each entry road, to say that the Airbase is closed for restoration purposes, so that should stop any visitors seeing the place, while the work is being done, with the bound
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DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
quokka commented on quokka's story chapter in DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
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DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
quokka commented on quokka's story chapter in DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
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DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
quokka commented on quokka's story chapter in DA Ch 2 - Home for Holidays
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Once I had double checked all of the instruments, I radioed air traffic control requesting clearance to taxi, and I was instructed to taxi to runway 06 right and hold, to await incoming traffic. A few minutes later we were in the air heading inland in a NE direction, as instructed by Air Traffic Control at Perth Airport, and we remained on that heading until we were approaching Northam, then we were permitted to change to a northerly direction for Geraldton. Marcus was fairly chatty for mos
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All my life I have grown up on the family cattle station in the harsh Pilbara region of Western Australia, with my first six years of schooling being done by distance education with the School of the Air, followed by two years at a senior high school and residential college in Broome, which is 630 kms NW of home, followed by four years at a grammar school and residential college in Geraldton, which is over 1,080 kms SW of home, and this was followed by five years of university studies to become
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Jexon Kendrik is a veterinary student at a university in Perth Western Australia, his home is a remote cattle station in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia, just south of the hottest town in the state, where temperatures are often 40 degrees Celsius or above during the summer months. Not long after turning twenty one, life for Jexon takes a different turn which includes a bit of travelling to the countries capital and plenty of drama.
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“Well because our next charter is a family of six, Mr and Mrs Anders, their daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Doust, and their two children, Angela and Rebecca, who are aged 8 and 10 years old. This means a cabin shuffle once again, Toby can you please move into Reid’s cabin, and Alex and Sam can you move into Toby’s old cabin, this will free up the twin guest cabin for the two girls. Finally, for our next charter, we will be continuing south, down the west coast, with the first three
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“We have a family of four coming to inspect the yacht at 1 pm, and if they are happy, then they would like to do a two day sailing trip with us,” Caro announced. We quickly finished our lunch, before we finished tidying up, then we raised the anchors and motored to the jetty landing, where the lads secured the yacht, allowing a little slack for the approaching tide change. Shortly after 2 pm, a middle aged couple and a young couple came down the steps from the main jetty down to the landing,
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“About us?” Caro asked, “In a way, yes. We are hoping that you may consider joining us for a little longer than two days, as part of our crew?” Uncle James responded, “I see, do you have any scuba diving gear?” Caro asked, “I’m not sure if we have. Do we?” Uncle James asked looking towards the lads, “Yes boss, we have six tanks and a refill compressor, in the aft port storage locker, along with two kayaks, snorkelling gear and stinger suits,” Declan replied before the lads could answer. “Wel
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Not a problem, wiki does that to me sometimes.
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Thanx Errors have been fixed. Q
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We arrived at Whale Song in the mid morning, and it was a awesome day, with nice warm weather, and here appeared to be quite a few people camping there, so the lads set the anchors with Declan positioning the aft of the yacht facing the beach, at a distance of about fifty metres. Once the anchors were set, the lads lowered the dinghy into the water, and Uncle James and Declan went ashore, while we watched from the fly bridge, as they met some of the campers and had a chat to them. When they
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Wrong island, all islands and places mentioned are either in the Northern Territory or Western Australian coast.
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With the Dry season now well set in, we spent the next three weeks doing sailing trips out to the Timor Sea, and we even did a two day trip circling the Tiwi Islands, with a stop off at Cullen Bay to do some shopping, including getting a few spare parts for the yacht. On the day we would leave Dundee Beach for the start of our adventure, straight after breakfast, we all climbed into the dinghy and headed for town for the last time, until we return. The Community Council of Dundee has had an
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