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If you find yourself sstaggering around Karoonda in good old SA, in the main park in town is a dedication to my grandad, he was a Policeman at Karoonda and was murdered in the course of his duty at Bow Hill in 1957, his case is quiet famous in SA Police history, his name was Harold Pannell

Well the purchase of our van could be sooner rather than later. My MOTH (Man of the house) has rented out his house and has now been offered work in Mackay, so he will need somewhere to live, perfect time to get our own little house on wheels. It still doesn't exactly make us nomads but when we are ready to tr...

Hi all, Been on the road for three weeks, from Brisbane to Tennant Creek to The Devils Marbles, Western MacDonnells and now just returning from Coober Pedy! Lifes good! Lots of open country but the attractions are super! On my way now to Uluru, The Olgas and Kings Canyon, then to Alice Springs for a fe...

I would like to know if any Members are familure with Soda stream makes up to 40 lts Exchange Cylinders also attachments C02 gas I have a disturbing story to tell the hight of ripp off's

Howdy all yes its me finaly, ive been a bit slack but im here and just letting you all know that all is fine, i still have the sh*&s literaly and nausea but trying to keep it under control been to the movies today to see the hunger games as i have read the first book ,thought it was realy good , heidi my you...

Hi Folks, I don't feel old enough to be on a Grey Nomads forum being only 39 but the topics on here are much more to my needs than other forums and such so I hope you don't mind. If anyones interested, my wife, 2yo son and I have a Landrover Discovery and a Jayco camper that we have done and will continue doing m...

Hi to all , finally back on the nett again due to yet another modem failure, unbeleivable as this is the 6th in three years. All going good here, enjoyed Boondooma festival. We meet up with friends from back home again on the way into the festival so we camped along side the again, same as Hartwood. From Bo...

Hi Folks, We are back from our 3 Months free camping in Tassie and are now back at the farm in Dongara W.A. So the farm is open again for FREE camping for fully self contained units.

Blue eyed honey eater of course

looking at buying a gps for the big trip any advice will be appreciated regards bailey

Has anybody changed their old commode type cassette toilet for a new toilet that is similar to the toilet we have in home. Reds gitsho

...This is the title of an article in this months Autralian Womens Weekly. It's a bunch of celebrities talking about the specialties of their Mothers, Grandmothers and/or Great Grandmothers. So in remembrance of our Mothers, I thought we might do the same. Mum was mostly a good plain cook. We rememb...

A painter by the name of Paddy Murphy, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist. Over a short number of years, his fame grew and soon people from all over Ireland were coming to him in the town of Doolin, County Clare, to get him to paint their likenesses. One day, a beautiful young Engl...

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well i have looked at a small cub camper trailer today ,very basic, but it was freezing in side it, even with the windows done up, so im scatching camper trailers like that out.. id rather go for an avan or similar, wonder what else is out there like that ... oh well, keep dreaming

We've all witnessed domestics and had a bit of a smile at some of the antics that some people get up to while reversing into their site.... either in a caravan park or a free-camp. Usually its mildly entertaining but occasionally you see something thats downright dangerous. In a roadside stop-over we...

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