Hello again all.
I am now working on a different station (Same Family) and they have internet access that works so thought I should give you a little more info on the thing in the last post.
We were mustering a paddock betweek Mt Isa & Cloncurry and the station I am on use motorbikes, horses & a chopper to help bring the cattle in. Unfortunatly on this day, the chopper go a little close to the ground, the tail rotor clipped a tree and the chopper crashed. Thankfully the pilot (one of the family I am working with) wasn't too badly hurt. Cut nose, & 2 broken teeth. I will put photos on, and it could have been a lot worse.
The station also own a road train. A big truck with 3 trailers. Another of the family was driving this on one of the station roads and going through a dry river bed. I'm not sure what happened to make the truck roll, but the engine and the first trailer both rolled onto there side.
I worked for 21 days in a row.
Bush fires - one of the stations that the family own has had a bush fire on it. Lots of smoke and plenty burnt, but no damage to property - and no injuries !!
Today we were working in the Cloncurry sale yards dipping 912 cattle to get rid of ticks, and one of the young fellas accidently jumped into the dip. He is now in hospital on a drip to get the fluids out of his system.
Stag do last weekend to the gulf (a 3 1/2 hour drive usually. Last weekend it took us from 9.30am until 6 pm to do the journey. By the time I got to the gulf I wasn't in a fit state to see the gulf ! We stopped in every pub on the way up starting a Quamby Hotel for a hour ! It was a good weekend though enjoyed by all !!
I think that just about covers the last 7 weeks and I'm having a great time.
Ed
