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Location Date Asia 1688425200 Europe 1466290800 Oceania 
1461798000 South America 1355011200 North America 1354147200 Africa 1315090800 Antarctica 1291248000 -
Location Date Western Australia 1461798000 South Australia 1418947200 New South Wales 1418601600 New Caledonia 1417651200 Vanuatu 1417564800 Fiji 1417392000 Papua New Guinea 1415664000 Queensland
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Location Date Brisbane Roma Street 1415059200 Steep Point 1103328000 Burketown 1100649600 Birdsville 1100563200 Boulia 1100563200 Childers 1098054000 Cairns 1093561200 Cape Melville National Park
1093042800 Weipa 1092178800 Cape York 1091660400 Tambo 1089759600 Muttaburra 1088290800 Hervey Bay 1083366000 Tara 1082847600 Kuranda 962924400 Fraser Island 962492400
The photos tell the story. We were travelling along quite slow when a large wash away, collapsed, dragging one rear tyre into the ditch, tipping us over. The engine could not be turned off, as the motor began to burn sump oil, instead of diesel. The result being the motor revving until the oil was used, then overheating and this blew up the motor.
We broke a back window to get out, with the vehicle revving out of control, choking black smoke was everywhere and we were thinking it may to catch fire.
Our rescue took awhile (about 3 days in all) but it really was a big adventure, especially since we were not hurt. The rooster was towed to Cooktown then to Cairns and repairs took about 7 weeks, so we got to know Cairns pretty well.
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grahamandrach Just looking at these again, it looks Like Avan is trying to get crushed here, if it had gone again, he might have been lucky and got stuck in the ditch underneath...phew...Alos the 'burnt' out foilage behind the cars exhaust must have come very close to causing a fire, in the truck, but also a bush fire... Bloody lucky our mates are still with us 'I reckon', thank your god for that!Graham xxx