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Free Camp at Home Hill
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Called at the Home Hill Free Camp on Saturday it is a great set up , but local tell me they are getting fed up with the dunking back packers who stay for long time and make a nuisance of them self
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Insurance problems.....
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G'day fine folks (long time since I posted), We just sold our house,don't have a permanent address and need to Insure our newly aquired pop-top camper van(82 Nissan urvan).We arn't "Nomading" to coin a phrase,just on a journey to look for another home to buy and are envisoning about 2mths...
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Air intake vents for air-con in pop-tops
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Marvelous what you find when you crawl under a brand new caravan! The air intake vents for the air-con are under the floor, and consist of 6 circular holes 3" wide protected only by nylon insect screen. (Its a Jayco Discovery "Outback" pop-top) The dealer, when we complained, sai...
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Showgrounds camping ? ?
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Gday... We have found that many towns have opened their showgrounds for use by the travelling public, usually at very good prices with better than fair facilities. However, we have not been able to track down a reference that lists or identifies which towns/areas have showgrounds available for tra...
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subaru
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well weve just purchased a realy nice 2003 subaru forester, selling our beloved WRX i swear my hubby will have a tear in his eye when it does go out the gate, but we saw a realy good buy from a guy in palmwoods car has 10grand worth of stuff done on it alone without just the car being in such good nic. pick it up n...
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Barellan Working Clydesdale Show
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Sat 25 & Sun 26th September saw the Barellan Working Clydesdale Show go off with a bang. 17 clydesdales yoked up to a wool wagon for 4500 croud to see most likely for most the very first time. Barellan is holding the event again next year so keep an eye open for the dates.
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Crystal Brook SA to work the Grain Harvest
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Hello All We are new to the web site, we are going to Crystal Brook SA to work the Grain Harvest, for the first time, have any of you worked there before, do u have any words of wisdom We will be travelling from Darwin can you recommend any free parking along the way? Look forward to you comments Kind Regards...
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PRICE OF SILIENCE;
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Football BootsWoman takes a lover home during the day while her husband is at work. Her 9 year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them, and hides in the bedroom cupboard to watch. Just after getting into bed the woman's husband also comes home unexpectedly, she tells her lover to hide in the cupboa...
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HALF WAY THERE;
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An elderly couple was watching a Discovery Channel special about a West African bush tribe whose men all had penises 24 inches long. When the black male reaches a certain age, a string is tied around his penis and on the end is a weight. After a while, the weight stretches the penis to 24inches. Later t...
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AFL
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Hello to all Forum Folk Had a great day today at Monsoon's in Darwin,meeting new people,debating with many and having a drink with too many probably but the object of the exercise was the AFL Grand Final,or one of them.It seems we can still have more than one in any given year. ( did think it had been cha...
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Looking for advice on a tug
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Hiya, I would appreciate some advice on a tug for my van. I've recently purchased a 1988 13` Windcheater van, 800kg weight, but am adding an extra 300kg when loaded, and I am now looking to buy a 4wd tug to tow the van. So far I have considered a Nissan Xtrail, Subaru Outback, Mitsubishi Pagero, Cha...
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Anyone know of cheap caravan parks in Cairns??
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I have a friend on facebook wanting a cheap caravan park in Cairns. I have suggested she join up here and asks but in case she doesn't I thought I would ask. She is wanting one with a cabin. Travelling on her own. I will pass on any I get here.
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Just a warning!!
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Roger and I have just listed our van for sale on a very reputable site. Lo and behold, we get a text message from someone called Jasonogrant, offering $2,000 more than we are asking. Now, I would have to be pretty thick in the head if that did'nt ring alarm bells!!!!! Who offers more than a person is askin...
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Good bye my friend
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Today, my best friend passed away, my gardian angel, my soul mate, my house caretaker, my conpanion... my everything... at 1pm this afternoon Ben Ramsay passed away, on his favorite lounge, with me at his side, his vet , was awsome, couldnt have been any better, was so kind and gentle and respectfle , ...
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CABBIE AND THE NUN
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A cabbie picks up a Nun. She gets into the cab, and notices that the VERY handsomecab driver won't stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring. He replies: 'I have a question to ask you but I don't want to offend you.' She answers, 'My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am and have been a...
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LETTERS TO LOCAL COUNCILS
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Extracts from letters written to local councils:1. It's the dogs mess that I find hard to swallow.2. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off.3. I wish to complain that my father twisted his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.4. Their...
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What Public Health System?
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Do we have one I ask, says she who was told to organise herself for her major surgery for 10th March. Well in I went on 9th drowned myself in 5 litres of emptying yukky stuff as I am having bowel operated on as well as tummy stuff and 2 Drs are working together on me! Great - up all night on 9th till early hours of...
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Mitchell Hwy
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Any ideas of where to free camp between Cunnamulla and Bourke or camp grounds. Thanks
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Shopping
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Yesterday, we bought an Engel from anaconda, marked down from$987 to $899, and they threw in a car cooler/warmer, and some of the Engel branded plastic storage container. plus a cap and stubby holder. We went back today, and bought our Coleman chairs, that we have been chasing for 40% off (even thoug...
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tents
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Hi been helped with advice from the forum before and have another query! Went to buy an oz tent as advertised easy to put up and down in super quick time but found them heavy and also quite long to pack into landcruiser[would have to buy roof racks] the very helpful young man showed us another tent that wa...
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