Work stories

Challenge Accepted - Work Experience Completed

I was given a challenge. That challenge was to use this website and base my first story on the week work experience I had with Rebel Media. ...

Jordyn Dowling
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Down In Hell

My work is hell. Sort of.

It's mostly a construction site at the moment and I'm hardly a tradie. I'm a shelf stacker....

Nick O'Connell
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The long and hard slog to Hamilton

In the early 60’s, I worked in at a Brickworks in Glenthompson for approx 3 months and for all of that time, they were taking £2 a week from my pay for the blankets....

Mick Skrijel
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What Made Me Come to Australia

I decided to come to Australia from the camp in Latina when I asked 2 questions to an Australian representative whom I believe was Billy Sweden - I liked the answer to the questions....

Mick Skrijel
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Hand busting work in the quarries

After arriving in Hamilton from Glenthompson on foot (30 miles), I worked at Mensal Bluestone Quarry for several weeks. ...

Mick Skrijel
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Dean's Revenge

I was recently in the Northern New South Wales town of Murwillumbah. The town had recently suffered its largest flood in living memory and I was assisting with some flood insurance claims....

Andy Thompson
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