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“Yes, I will leave as soon as I am off the phone, thank you” Davis replied, and as soon as the call ended, we started making plans. The boys could use my room, as it has two double beds in it, and I quickly packed up my things, said goodbye to Davis and Alistair, and caught a taxi to another hotel, and with their hotel located near the botanical gardens at the south end of the CBD, I called ahead and booked a room at a hotel at the north end of the CBD. Near the Roma Street Parklands. O
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Thanks, only three chapters to go. Already stared on writing a new story.
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“Oh, I am sorry boss, do you want me to leave you on your own?” Matt asked. “No please stay, it was some news that was quite unexpected. I thought I was a widower with no children, now it appears that I have two sons, who are living with relatives of Sarah’s in Queensland, and if my maths is correct, they would be about 5 & 7 years old now” I said. “Wow, firstly your brother in law and nephew turn up out of the blue, and now this” Matt said quietly. When I checked the envelope
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I then need my house to be thoroughly cleaned, as in spotless, as that will be the accommodation for the guests, I will have to bunk down in the loungeroom in the apartment, the same with the spare room in Dave and Sue’s place, so as to accommodate the pilot. I won’t be up until tomorrow morning, so you will have to greet Mr De Paul, his personal assistant and pilot at the airfield, and I want you to be very respectful, as he is related to the Grimaldi family, and whatever they ask for you
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Also, once all the rubbish has been cleared away, I will need you to do a weekly inspection of the larger farm, and Alistair will be able to attend the local district high school” I suggested. “That would be great thanks Lloyd, you really are an angel” Davis said, and I smiled, at that last bit. “Err, that is what Alister called you, for literally saving our lives, as we would have gone hungry and as well as been homeless” Davis added. “Well we are family, so we have to help each ot
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The wife left her husband, she asked to be taken to the church. the lease was ending anyway, so the eviction was just a little earlier than a month.
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“Wonderful, do you mind if I tag along, as I also own Galena Estate, on Brooks Road, the land that he has been leasing for twenty years, and I haven’t seen it since I was 11 years old.” I replied. “That is why I came looking for you, and I have asked the Shire Building and Health inspector to tag along as well, as I have had a number of complaints about the children that live there” the Sergeant replied smiling. I text Davis to let him know that I will be busy for a while, and to just re
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I thought for a moment then smiled. “Or better still we could send them down to the roadhouse, where they can get accommodation and food, and so they organise transport back to the city” I replied. Tony grinned and nodded his head. “I like that idea better than the first, as it will cost them even more money” Tony said. “Right, we will organise for both families to be transported to a prison colony… I wish, but not really. To the Minilya roadhouse, which is a 45 minute trip south of here, an
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There is a proper gravel road that leads 4.5 kms south of here, that goes to the backpackers hostel, and the Southern End Caretakers, that is the boundary that I am setting for you both, there are sandy beaches and sand dunes there, so you can go there if you want to swim, but stay close to shore, and never go out near the reef, as there are sharks in this area” I said, as both of them swallowed hard. “I think we will come with you on this trip please uncle” Alistair said and I saw Davis nod
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“Yes well, it has been a bit of a struggle, Dave and Sue are my Senior staff, and live in a new cyclone coded house on the site of the original homestead, and you may have noticed another cottage where the old backpackers use to be, which is where Matt and Greg were living, but they are now in the apartment, as I have a station mechanic starting next week. I too have a new home, the little stylish one sitting on the site of the old cottage, like Dave and Sue’s home they are both brand new, a
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“Good morning boss, a nice early start for you today” Troy said to me. “Yes, I wanted to give the P & W Rangers copies of this list of station staff, so they don’t go fining you for breaches to their new signage, I suggest that you let everyone know, that the rangers will give on the spot fines, for anyone taking vehicles onto the beaches, and a 6 month ban from entering the station, which is my bit of input, and fines for camping outside the designated camping areas, that we recently s
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Driving towards the station airstrip, I turned onto the track leading to it, and continued past, on a small rarely used track, until we came out onto the main station track heading north. “Very sneaky” Greg commented, and as we approached the junction that leads to Wedding Hill, Stephen’s Surf Break and Elle’s Beaches, we stopped just past the junction on the right-hand tack. We put in 4 steel posts, with three levels of reflector tape and one of the signs, before continuing on north, b
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Happy Easter everyone
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I was put on hold, and instantly, I could hear the current on air programme, with the music fading, “You are listening to ABC Radio in the Mid-West, as many of you know, we have experienced a strong 4.8 earthquake less than two hours ago, with the epicentre being 23 kms offshore, 160 kms North-North-West of Carnarvon, and 60 kms South West of Coral Bay With me today via telephone, is Mr Lloyd Templeton, owner of Coral Coast Station, which is due East of the epicentre, good morning Mr Templet
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“I guess you would like to see the location of where the fire started, Mr Sherlock and Holmes, I am afraid there is a lot of vehicle moment in the area, as we needed to protect the main house” I commented, and I lead the way outside, with a big grin on my face. “Very clever Mr Templeton, I hadn’t realised that, till just now” the detective commented, as we stepped outside. “Oh I had” Sergeant Holmes added, also sporting a huge grin, and we all burst out laughing. When we arrived at
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Not when the water is under pressure, so the tank will fill within a few minutes at the most. I have had to fill the fire unit tank on our family farm, many times, and it doesn’t take that long.
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“If you like sir, we can transfer it all to the conference room, that way we will all be comfortable and less crowded. “That would be good” the fire officer, Mike replied, just as Anne ended a call and looked up. “Did you hear that?” I asked her. “Yes, give me a few minutes and I will have everything moved to the conference room” Anne replied, and I assisted her to get the information that she had gathered over to the conference room, and I started up my laptop, so as to get a live
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It is the desalination and power shed, it is in full flames, and it is too hot to approach, over” Matt responded, “Ok, keep well away, just water down the main house, to make sure that it doesn’t go up in flames, I will be there in a moment” I replied. Grabbing my sat phone, I dialled the direct number to Carnarvon Police station. “Sergeant, this is Lloyd Templeton from Coral Coast station, our main power and desalination plant is on fire, and a fast jet boat has been spotted speeding away h
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The group that we’re partying on the beach, as payback for being arrested
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“I presume from the big smiles, that you have leased your farm, and that you are hoping that the job offer I made is still on” I said to them as we all sat down, and I waited for a few moments, and then looking serious. “I am sorry…” I began, and I saw their faces go from smiling to dropping into shock and worry. “I am sorry, but you have a very long drive ahead of you, to your new job, I hope you are ready”, I continued, this time smiling broadly, and moments later we were all laughing
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“Hello Chris and Anne, it is good to see you both again” I said greeting them as they entered the apartment, which was a lot cooler than outside. “Good to see you again Lloyd, and my how much has changed since we last saw each other” Chris replied. “Thank you so much for the wonderful campsite that you have provided for us, it is absolutely magnificent” Anne added. “You are both most welcome” I replied smiling. Matt handed out cold drinks to everyone, while Greg retrieved the meat
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For the next five days, we finished cleaning up all the mess around the homestead, including burying the last of the rubbish that could not be reused or burnt, and cleaning the main house thoroughly, and removing all the graffiti, by repainting the shed. All building material that can be reused has been stacked up in the remains of the shearing shed, and the roof of that shed is now the right way up and next to the shed, ready to be lifted back on, once stronger supports have been installed
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“Lloyd, what are you doing back here, in this neck of the woods?” the Roadhouse owner said, as soon as she saw me enter. “You might as well know, I am the new owner of Coral Coast Station” I replied, which caught the attention of the police officers. “Mr Templeton, we were not expecting you so early” the officer with Sergeant stripes said to me. “Don’t worry, I didn’t drive no - stop, I had a 5-hour sleep in my swag, at the rest stop south of Carnarvon” I said to the officer. “
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Over the next two weeks, I had settled into the family homestead, while the Price brothers moved into the nearby cottage. Also, in that time, Matt, Greg and I had travelled south to Geraldton, to attend the court case, and Nicholas had been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, and had been sentenced to 3 years in Jail, with all but one month to be served on probation, and 5 weeks to be spent in prison. I had arranged to sell 4 of the cottages in Scotland, except my grandmother’s home
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