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Muckadilla Yogi
Who’d ha’ thought that a tiny town like Muckadilla would have such a secret gem in its midst! Picture Muckadilla; 57km west of Roma on the Western Darling Downs, little more than a whistle stop on the Western Line, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Darling Downs, Muckadilla, outback, Religion and Spirituality, Yoga, Yogi
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Verandah
For an Aussie, or in particular a Queenslander, and more particularly a country Queenslander, a verandah is a necessary part of life. It’s where you observe the world as it passes lazily by; and commune with it, from the earth … Continue reading
An Indolent Obsession
Australia’s own Cattle King, Sid Kidman, routinely had the verandahs removed from each of the homesteads of his many pastoral holdings in the Australian outback. And with good reason. They encouraged indolence, by his estimation. And by my estimation, they … Continue reading
The Farty Seat
Arthur was never so glad as when the Nungil State School closed down. Well, it wasn’t so much that it closed down, but an old Maple Leaf war truck became available and was converted into a school bus, so the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Horse, Kulpi State School, Nungil State School, outback, Queensland, Sulky
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Lament for Bill Durack
One phone call, and suddenly the world is a different place. I worked in Toowoomba for Bill Durack, Architect, youngest living son of his generation of the Durack Dynasty, in 1978 for a year. He was a truly delightful human … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Bill Durack, outback, RM Williams, Toowoomba Grammar School
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The Front-Loading Washing Machine
Here’s how it feels to look fondly into the happily-sloshing contents of the industrial-sized front-loading washing machine, as it slurps away at the dirt and unspeakables ingrained in the motel bedspread from Room 4 ……. and spy to your horror … Continue reading
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Tagged hotel management, motel management, Muckadilla, outback, Queensland
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The Breakfast Debacle
Day 2 of sole charge, and 6.30am finds me in the reception office doing battle with the computer. insert USB hit ‘today’s date’ wait keep waiting Fully engrossed with the unfamiliar concept of waiting (perhaps this is why computers and … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Chicken Little, Fawlty Towers, hotel management, motel management, Muckadilla, outback, Queensland
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The Start-Up Motelier
Here’s what it is like to be a start-up Motelier of 3 days’ duration. You waken at 3.00am when your partner Bas (as in Fawlty) wakens loudly (yes, it is possible, believe me) and proclaims the alarm to be unset … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, hotel management, motel management, Muckadilla, outback, Queensland
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From Backwater to Mainstream
For 21 years, during what is fondly known as Stage 3 of my life, I lived close to the teeming backwater of Warwick. The backwater part I didn’t realise at the time, because the teeming part was so engrossing and … Continue reading
In at the Deep End – The First Phone Call
Sunday 19th September, Day 1 for J.O.Grieve in her new guise as Aspiring Motelier Extraordinaire at Dalby, the Thriving Hub of the Darling Downs. Sunday – traditionally the quietest day in the motelier’s week – had proved something of a … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, Australia, Best Western, Darling Downs, motel management, Muckadilla, outback, travel and tourism
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