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Deciding to have a sleep in, I walked into the crew mess shortly after 7am, to find Antonio drinking coffee and looking very sorry for himself. After grabbing a cup of tea, I headed upstairs to the bridge, where I found the Skipper and Melinda chatting. “Good morning Skipper and Melinda, I regret to inform you that we lost our two stewards last night, they gave Antonio their letter of resignation to pass onto me” I said, as I handed over the napkin. “Interesting form of resignation notice, w
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Thanks for your comment Kevin, the main reason for the invasion is access to the Phosphate mine on the island.
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A few hours later, we all sat down in the formal dining room for dinner, which was beautifully prepared by Melinda, and served by the two stewards, before they joined us, and it was a nice casual meal amongst the crew, before the first charter together. During dinner, Melinda announced the roster for all the crew, which would be posted in the crew mess. Penny’s hours will be from 7am to 10am, 12 noon to 3pm, and 4pm to 7pm, while Janine would work from 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm.
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For the next two days, Mitchell and I did all the tourist things around the island, including teaching Mitchell how to scuba dive, which he really enjoyed. On the final day of Mitchell’s stay, we just did some snorkelling in the bay, checking out all the amazing sea creatures that call this island home, before having an early lunch. Mitchell became quite upset, when it was time to say goodbye at the airport, and I gave him a big hug, and thanked him for spending time with his uncle, which ma
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The Captain called Colonel Bridges on the mainland, to report on what they had learnt, and to discuss options of trying to get rid of the invasion force. When the call ended, I was informed that a second troop would be sent to assist with gathering more information on the size of the invasion force, what their movements are, their capabilities, and what weapons they have. “So, what is happening, what has Colonel Bridges decided as a plan of action?” I asked the Captain, “Well, as you heard,
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For the next few days, Mitchell and I remained in the treehouse, during the day we heard several flights leaving and arriving on the island, plus the sounds of the mine starting operations again, and at night we saw regular patrols of the walkway from the lodge cabins to the carpark. At 0700 hours every morning I would call Colonel Bridges at Campbell Barracks to report in what activity we had been observing and hearing. On the 8th day since the invasion, during our daily report, I was
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Be patient, a lot more to come...
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Almost an hour later, I finally recognised the spot where I needed to get onto the walkway, but by now I could hear soldiers, and I was forced to crawl back deeper into the forest to stay out of sight. Just when I felt that it was safe to move, the rain came down heavily, and taking advantage of it, I quickly crawled towards the walkway, stopping for a moment to listen for any footsteps, before jumping up onto the walk way, taking half a dozen steps, grabbing the hidden rope, and swinging b
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I am still writing this story, it was going to stop at 20 chapters, but I am on chapter 23 at the moment, so plenty more to come...
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Turning off the phone, as I had no idea how long it would be before I could recharge the phone, I quietly left the store room, and nearly bumped into Mitchell. “I have just spoken to a contact in Perth, he is going to confirm my suspicions, and get back to us, leave the phone turned off, and I am going to go and do a bit of exploring, I will be back shortly,” I said to Mitchell, before he went into the store room and closed the door. From my backpack, I grabbed, my supply belt, which c
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I agreed to his suggestion, and he said he would contact his island office, to let them know that we would be evacuated by boat this afternoon. After an afternoon swim, about an hour after lunch, we returned to the cabin, and I sat down at the dining table. “Mitchell, I need to have a chat with you, there is something that you need to know,” I said to my nephew, “Is it about this cyclone?” Mitchell asked me, “Yes mate, but there is a bit more to it than that, you remember your dad saying th
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Just wait till the last few paragraphs of the next chapter, then it will be more interesting...
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“Don’t go and do a Tarzan call, or it won’t be a secret for very long” Jeremy stated as he swung deeper into the jungle, and I soon followed when the rope came back to me. I was so tempted to do the Tarzan call as I swung, which is quite fun. “Look at us, two grown men swinging on vines, like monkeys,” I said, which had Jeremy laughing softly. When I looked back towards the steel walkway, which is the main access track to the lodge cabins, I could see no sign of it, and with two swings on t
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“That is fine sir, I can do that, and there are only two flights per week into Christmas Island from Perth I believe, so I will have plenty of time to notify you or the AGSV” I responded. “By the way, I was looking at the list of recipients for awards, that was published internally yesterday, and your name is on the list” the Lt Colonel informed me, “Really sir, I had no idea” I replied shocked. “Yes, you can add it to your Conspicuous Service Cross, Australian Defence Medal and Activ
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But you will have to wait for quite a few chapters before they appear in this story...
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Thanks mate. This is the story that includes characters from another story...
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For the past few months, I have had no memory of what happened before I ended up in the hospital, only what I have been told by my work colleagues, and the psychologist is trying to help me get through this trauma as they call it. According to them, I am an officer in the Australian Navy, a graduate of ADFA - Australian Defence Force Academy, second from the top of my class, after completing the NEOC - New Entry Officers Course, and I currently hold the rank of Lt Commander. I was al
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This is the story of Australian Naval Officer - Lt Commander Lewis Shaw, who after receiving wounds from an IED, while serving as a explosives demolition expert, spends 12 weeks recovering from his injuries. After being discharged from hospital, he travels to Perth, to stay with his best friend- Kylie, who is a Federal Police Officer, and after a bumpy reunion with his older half brother - Jeremy, he is offered a remote retreat to stay at, so he can continue his recovery, and this is when things take a dramatic turn in his life.
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This story was never finished, so Chapter 14 is new.
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Still in two minds on whether this is the end or not, that is why I have placed it on hold to think about it some more and get some fresh ideas. I will keep you all posted. Quokka
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The first 11 hobby farms sold for an average of $46 thousand, the next lot of 11 in the middle, were sold for an average of $47 thousand, and bidding had been quite solid, by over a dozen bidders. The third group of hobby farms to be sold were the 8 smaller blocks that are along the back boundary, closest to the beach, and much to our surprised the reserve was a little higher than the others, and all of them sold for an average of $59 thousand each. The final three groups of hobby farms
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After breakfast, I returned to the cottage to check on Emmy, before heading over to the workshop at the shed, where I wrote on the whiteboard – “Lewis taking Landrover, to pick up some rocks and logs for the echidna enclosure.” When I had done this, I jumped into the Landrover, and headed out to a bush area of the farm, where I knew there are some old logs and plenty of large rocks. When I arrived back a few hours later, I had nearly everything that I needed to make the enclosure, and I drov
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All of the roads had been sealed the previous day, and the curbing was being done as we arrived, and each property has marker pegs, indicating the boundaries, with power, telephone and water installed to the front gate. The beach car park was also sealed, and marked with 32 parking spaces, and there are locked gates at each end, with emergency access only signs on them. A winding gravel footpath leads through the nature strip to the beach, with fencing in place to keep foot traffic onto the
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