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This letter was sent to the Broken Hill High School Principal's office in Broken Hill, outback Australia after the school had sponsored a luncheon for seniors. An elderly lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door raffle prize and was writing to say thank you. This story is a credit t...

I have decided that there are many advantages about having no sense of direction. I had a great day today, another one of those days when I should have turned right but decided to keep going. I spent the weekend in Inverell, and left today. I called in on some friends of friends of mine who live on Old Bund...

My good lady has to go and have a colonoscopy and was told the waiting time is 18months this is in tassie, so we will pay for private what is the waiting time in other states, just would like to know

Gday... 1789 - The first police force in the convict colony of New South Wales is formed. Australia was settled by the convicts and officers of the First Fleet in January 1788. It was believed that the colony's isolation from any civilisation would be deterrent enough for convicts atte...

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Have 2 12v agm 100ah batteries Do i run feed wires from solar reg to both or just the 1 They are set up parallel Also circuit breaker size and where to fit them. Solar is 150ah set

Well for the first time in I don't know how long I am warm. I have come across the range today, to Grafton. It was a magnificent trip across that range. I will do a report with some pics later. I decided to stay at the CP in Grafton, well it is a little way out but I tell you, for $22 pn, it is like a resort. I have bo...

Want a break - and free power and water, plus own toilet? Pine Creek museum needs volunteers - open from 10 - 2 during the week. get to park on the lawn beside the old station master's house and wander over to 'work' each day. I have just done 2 weeks there. Lovely having so many to chat to, and have read so man...

A woman received a call that her daughter was sick. She stopped by the pharmacy to get medication, got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys inside. She woman found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground. She looked at it and said "I don't know how to use this." She bowed her h...

how long can we stay at Babinda for, when does the caretaker come around

gave up trying to find an 'interactive' map so downloaded a picture and drew on it (paint program will do it) So much quicker - and easier. Just needs some fine tuning now.

hi Just wondering if any one knows about projectors , I would like to bye a projector so I can show movies outdoors and run it off my solar system 4 panels ... do they exist ? if not can any one recommend one that is good quality and yet does not use to much power thanks in advance , and have a beautiful da...

Hello everyone, I have a question for all the permanent travellers out there. What do you do when asked for a residential address if you really do not have one? For car, caravan, boat and any other vehicle registration, one is meant to have an address where said vehicles are "garaged". When...

The weather is on the improve in Melbourne I am thinking I may plan some weekends away in Caravan parks, to use the heating Will look around 2 to 3 hrs from Melbourne. My daughter and son in law plan to have a weekend away in the van soon, so I have been making it ready for them and now I WANT TO GO!!!!!!!

I wonder if anyone can help me. Mum is in Aged Care in Mornington Victoria. I am trying to find an organization who sends people into Nursing Homes to take Residents out shopping. Mum is estranged from the family in Melb and is going stir crazy coz she can't get out. The Nursing Home does not have anybody...

We have a dilemma, when we arrive at a service centre with a long van (10m bumper to ball) in tow.There is invariably a sign that points cars one way, and trucks and buses the other way. When we follow the car route we rarely find space to park, and often find ourselves in the exit road without being able to s...

Yep I will arrive in Byron Bay Thursday arvo if anyone is around that area and would like to meet up. I love BB. Currently having a one night stand in Hervey Bay.

Gday... I saw this a while ago .... I thought it definitely captured a typical thread on a forum..... Post: How do I change my light bulb? The Replies: 1 who has changed the light bulb and posts how the light bulb was changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb c...

I'm Glad to say after all the jokes that Doug had a bout our black cat He finally made friends with her last night Sorry Wombat can't show you a photo But all jokes aside 'it was good to see our friend Doug again it was a year ago since we've seen him but it seems like yesterday so to speak the time is flying past...

Hi there! I have tried and tried to add a photo to my campsite locations without any success. It says the photo is loaded, but nothing happens. I must be doing something wrong. Looking forward to hearing the correct and successful way to do this. Thanks in advance.