Just something different for today - something very different and something when and if you get the chance to see it, you will never forget it.
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| "Willitsinkorwillitnot" |
Moored peacefully on the river bank is a houseboat - and no - it is no ordinary houseboat but it is a houseboat with a real difference and could well be described as ramshackle!
It's certainly not like the sleek houseboats you see nowadays running the length and breadth of the Murray River system, but it definitely looks like someone's living there!
A windmill towers above the living quarters, - it is complete with watertank and outback dunny, it has a chook pen,(complete with rooster ( who's name is Sirshagalot) and small individual vege gardens adorn its decks.
A bath tub graces the middle of the deck, complete with stove, seating and believe it or not - a stage.
Strewn along wire, are bras and undergarments, coffee mugs hang from hooks and the floating, items of all sorts and all conglomerations - To happen upon the owner of this 'houseboat" is a thing to remember in itself.
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| The Backyard Dunny |
Frank Turton - also known as the 'Chook Man' is known all over Australia - from the length and breadth of the Northern Territory - in particular Daly Waters, where he spends a large part of the year, sharing his other 'talent' which is country music. His retirement dream was to sail the river and sing, and he is quite content with his lot in life these days, doing exactly what he set out to do.
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| "Willitsinkorwontit" |
He loves nothing more than to show people his home and share his music. Always on for a chat and happy to share his stories of his tripping around. Of a night when in port he can be found sitting on his boat singing his favourite country music. He is well known at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and returns there every year. Franks lifestyle came about as a result of endless bickering with the local council who objected to his endless busking in the local streets, and although well supported by the local community - Frank gave up the fight and took up this lifestyle - which may be seen by many as eccentric, but hey! its different, and each to their own.
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| The Backyard |
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| Nothing Like Your Own Bed |
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| The Kettles Always On The Boil |
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