//var place = 0; var heading = 0; var details = 1; var footnote = 2; loc = new Array() loc["Maleny"]=["Maleny","A town set apart, in a land set apart. Hard to do justice to this piece of paradise in print. The mountain vistas are breathtaking, the ambience exotic, the population cosmopolitan, the nightlife absorbing. Travellers all round the world have found their way to this isolated shangri-la and returned with their minds and chakras blown open. The famous whose fame is weighing heavy find obscurity here, especially in the Blue Moose Bar and Grill, a run-down delight at the end of the rail junction where a mercurial piano player runs out the notes to the end of the night, and listening in are old gurus, washed up sea captains and even bandits who find sanctuary (Rowdy comes into town sometimes). Jed Thornberry found religion here and gave up his rustling ways. Only one stain in this mountain paradise: halibut on the march often advance close to town and have been spotted under the bridge. The doughboys have repulsed all their forays thus far but the Maleny folk fear the halibut have been merely testing their defences.",""] loc["Boozerville"]=["Good ole Boozerville","the homeland of the Boozerville Volunteer Bushfire Brigade.
With much fanfare, the Boozerville boys and brigades from all over South-East Queensland departed from here to assist their Southern comrades. Their coach was readily apparent on the TV presentation by the chunder-streaked doors and the copious leakage of fluids from its seven corners.",""] loc["Caloundra"]=["Caloundra - Booming metropolis of the Sunshine Coast","Founded as a fishing village more than one hundred years after Redcliffe, Caloundra eventually took over from its southern rival due to the superior harbour facilities presented by the Bribie Passage. This enabled the riches from the interior to be trasported via the Coochin through the port, the harbour taxes boosting the coffers (and providing occasions for bloody turmoil over the rates imposed). The Dowd family really put it on the map in the late 1800s as a commercial fishing town, and the opening of the fish cannery in 1921 saw the town become a city and a major exporter. It lacks the bucolic charm of Redcliffe and the regal air of Beerwah, but its here that the dollars are made. the beaches are nothing special but you can enjoy an ice cream cone and a plastic cup of Gargiolo's wine any time along the meandering esplanade while you watch the steamers from the Coochin head along the Passage.","Note: the recent sinking of the BVBFB steamer right in the centre of the Passage has altered the watercourse and sandbanks and is currently a hazard. Waterbourne trade has suffered severely."] loc["Landsborough"]=["Landsborough","is noted principally for its proximity to Ewan Maddock Dam.",""] loc["Fluddtown"]=["Fluddtown","Once a thriving centre of industry, Fluddtown has become a rustbelt town in recent years, collapsing into obscurity along with Campbellville. The town once boasted 14 pubs and 4 theatres, now only one pub remans and the last theatre was recast into a market place for the residents to trade and pawn their remaining belongings for food. Bandits roam the street at night, and it is said even Rowdy Dawson stays clear during the pall of darkness. The best left long ago. The worst keep coming back and bring their own kind with them. A town to be avoided at all costs; don't plan on breaking down here.",""] loc["Beerwah"]=["Beerwah","A province of stately homes, including the fabled Langley Hall. This was bestowed upon Admiral El Jaz for his brilliant repulse of a North Korean gunboat attack upon the Ewan Maddock Fleet. The Admiral is assisted in the maintenance of his estate by his loyal but overworked and badly-mistreated retainers Nigel & Gerald.
The Boozerville boys billeted themselves at the Beerwah Hotel shortly after their departure from Boozerville.",""] loc["Caboolture"]=["Caboolture - Intellectual capital of the North Coast","It is here that a breakthrough has been made in brain surgery by the use of thong transplants. This procedure is keenly sought after by members of the Australian Public Service seeking to fast-track their careers. It has thus become a mecca and place of pilgrimage for all serious practitioners of APS craft.
Here the BVBFB had its decisive moment of reckoning and faced up to reality: no longer could they deny that the pedestarian progress of their southern passage thus far rendered them exceedingly unlikely to get near the infernos of canberra before they were overtaken by gloomy autumnal drizzle and thence the icy depths of winter. their quest was over. Fireman Ben knew it; though the others denied and swore blindly they would get there in time. Luckily, fate threw them a bone: news of the Bribie blaze came through, and Ben persuaded the crew they must turn aside to attend to this. they all assented, and the cavalcade made for the east at high speed. this fortuitous event rescued their reputation in the eyes of history.",""] loc["Buderim"]=["Buderim","The financial capital of the coast where are situated countless stockbrokers, gold dealers and financial market brigands. the southern progress of the BVFBB was underwitten by Ruddock and Sons hoping to profit from the largess aqcuired by looting during the trip and at the scene of fires.",""] loc["Mooloolabah"]=["","Here lurketh the mysterious el Phosphor, Sultan of Mooloolabah.",""] loc["The Coochin fenlands"]=["The Coochin fenlands - A forbidding quagmire inhabited by a strange race of seafarers from the Outer Banks of the Pumicestone Channel.","the indigenous history of the fenlands is lost in the fog of the remots past, but clues have been found in the form of potsherds, shellmiddens, carvings etc. it seems wayfaers from the outer bribie passage made their way into the fens and swamps of the coochin area at least by 2,000 BC (perhaps under pressure from more advanced sea peoples invading the bribie islands area). signs of habitations are frequent along the banks of the coochin right up to beerwah, and also spead out in less fequency into the depths of the marshes. one can surmise they lived sufficiently off shellfish, crab and fish in the coochin river and its meagre tributary streams. their culture seems to have been extremely primitive but undoubtedly they were a hardy breed to survive the mosquito-ridden swamps (perhaps burning large bunches of eucalypt leaves, as carvings seem to attest to some 'smoking' practice). several sites of carvings have been found but only one is currently open to public inspection.","See the beerwah tourist bureau (18 simpson st) for further details."] loc["Morayfield"]=["Morayfield","Twin city to caboolture and industrial hub of the coast with heavy industry, petrochemical plants and armaments factories rebuilt piece by piece after transportation from Kilcoy.",""] loc["Chermside"]=["","The Golden Isle for APS employees of AS05 level and above.",""] loc["Brisbane"]=["","A large town south of Caboolture.",""] loc["Alma Park Zoo"]=["Alma Park Zoo","An unsavoury series of incidents occurred here involving the Boozerville boys.",""] loc["North Pine"]=["North Pine","North pine, perched between two upper reaches of the redcliffe bay catchment area, was a holdfast for Redcliffers during the heady days of seaborne raiders and brigands. Retreat there was made complete by setting fire to the surrounding woods and pouring burning pitch into the waters. In peace time it provided useful fishing areas for freshwater species such as bass, beerburrum cod and gump turtles. In modern times north pine is a non-descript satellite suburb of copycat duplexes and provides factory workers for the industrial plants of Morayfield and lower-echelon mandarins for the regional government in Brisbane, which is situated to the south. Existential despair rates here are high.","A 'First Home Buyers' suburb forhe APS. Many a brilliant APS career has been spawned here"] loc["Redcliffe"]=["Redcliffe","Founded by buccaneers in 1642, Redcliffe today retains its wild charm with blue and red coloured houses filling the hillside. The port road still exudes a somewhat dangerous yet inviting air, with sailors morosely looking over tankards in the saloons and ladies of dubious repute plying the walkways. Visit at your peril, you'll never want to leave once you're there...it gets into your psyche until one day you'll find youself saying 'I'm a redcliffer.'",""] loc["Mirkwood"]=["Mirkwood","A faraway land of elves and other fairies.",""] loc["Terra incognito"]=["Terra incognito","Those who dare enter this area can rightly be regarded as Fools of the First Order and will most likely be attacked by Indians. Jimna is the only town in the area.","However the Boozerville boys made it through with the loss of only one camel!"] loc["Luggage Point"]=["","Productivity Showcase for the APS.",""] loc["Matilda Servo"]=["Darryl's Matilda Servo","the Matilda stands on an isolated patch of the the highway surrounded by gloomy stretches of pine forest. weary travellers find it a welcome respite from the lonely vigil and dangers of the open road. bandits shy away from the bright lights and inside refreshment comes in the form of hot coffee and roast pork. once upon a time Jed Thornberry roamed in the wilds round matilda and legends abound of his exploits (he has since found religion).","The boys were hosed out of Darryl's servo (by Darryl) at 3am after being lured there at 9am the previous morning by the promise of free chiko rolls.
Darryl was glad to see the non-feeding end of these blighters, I can tell you!"] loc["Beerburrum"]=["Beerburrum","",""] loc["Ewan Maddock Dam"]=["Ewan Maddock Dam","Here Captain Fludd captured the entire North Korean gunboat fleet intact and was summarily appointed to the post of Admiral of Ewan Maddock",""] loc["Langley Hall"]=["Langley Hall","Langley Hall was constructed by the McPherson family who left the declining port town of Campbellville while it was still in its heyday. The first of several manors in the Beerwah precincts, the titleholders are generally considered the 'first among equals' in the say of governance of Coochin and surrounding precincts. The McPherson family having been without issue in the 3rd generation, ownership fell to the absentee Thane of the Western Isles, Lord Lennox, who appointed Admiral Fludd to manage the day to day affairs and take up long-term residence. Its architectural inspiration comes from both Greek classical and French neo-imperial styles, Langley combines sweeping lines of staircases, wide atriums, with august columns and soaring towers. A masterpiece of bold statements, it also reveals to the discerning eye more subtle areas of quiet beauty, isolated meditative idylls and the creeping influence of the natural surrounds beckoning the visitor to partake of its splendour. ",""] loc["Glass House"]=["Glass House","Once a quaint country town on the rail line, Glasshouse in recent years has moved beyond petunias and macadamias and rosella jam to embrace small scale hi-tech enterprises through the set-up of a nouveau business centres. A novel advanced microwave radio gabulator network portal now runs smoothly besides a macadamia tissue research culture station. Engineers and technicians from various high-brow european countries with 12 syllable sch-zch-ivsky-ovsky names dwell along Bangalow Road. The coffee in the cafe is now perco-bombulated and supplied with croissants to please them. The locals love it, beats a toasted sandwich with a Bushells any day.","If you want to see what the future will be like, see it now at Glasshouse"] loc["Beerburrum"]=["Beerburrum","An isolated rail junction stop-off on the Great Northern Rail link. timber hauled from the vast reaches of the gloomy forests surrounding are loaded here for the journey south to Caboolture. its a tough town where strangers are not usually found wandering too far off the platform during the 20 minute rail stop. During the Internecine Period the Maleny Doughboys tangled with the Beerburrites a few times and came off second best; ever since then no one, and certainly not Langley Hall, has intervened in their affairs. One of the dark corners of the Hinterland best viewed behind the window of your locked rail carriage.",""] loc["Beerburrum Mountain"]=["Beerburrum Mountain","Where Ben met the ghost of Doc Holliday who encouraged him to persevere in the face of internal dissension, equipment failure and bandits. He looked back on this eerie encounter as an epiphany and felt he had as a result been transmogrified into Ben, Chief Fireman.",""] loc["Bribie"]=["The Bribie Passage Incident","Click for more details on The Bribie Incident",""] loc["Troll"]=["Troll Watch Report","Bridge trolls are on the move in this area today, having been disturbed by recent floods.",""] loc["Orc"]=["Orc Report","Orcs from the Hinterland are infiltrating the province.",""] loc["Orc Park"]=["Orc Pack","Battalion of reservists on standby (newly-arrived) ever ready to defend the province","Beerwah welcomes these loyal subjects"] loc["Campbellville"]=["Campbellville","The first commercial settlement in the region, founded by Highlanders fleeing British persecution. timber, gold and dugong were all harvested from the surrounds, and a thriving small community developed, shipping the materials to the southern ports of Redcliffe and later the growing brisbane town. Many of the present-day Beerwah aristocracy are descendants of these pioneers. eventually a certain corruption took over the inhabitants, perhaps fueled by the gloomy spectacle of encroaching trees and the fetid marsh air. those still spiritually intact left for Beerwah and initiated the aritocracy there, others fled to the transient delights of Redcliffe, and a few remained and followed the township into rot and ruin, returning to the primeval unconsciousness from which it had only a few years previous emerged. the last known inhabitant of Campbellville was Angus McCarthy, former schoolteacher turned caretaker, whose skeletonised body was found many years later wedged into the fork of a swamp eucalypt, perhaps a victom of trolls.",""] loc["Mill Park"]=["Mill Park","Mill park is a broad expanse of semi-wild land given over to rest and recreation together with wild-life habitation. there are many rest areas and children's play areas, and several copses of trees of many different hues. from east to west Mill park covers the entire acreage from the rail line to simpson street, at its southerly edges it reaches to a line level with Lydia's hair salon and in its remote northern borders touches a latitude corresponding with 3 houses along simpson st after the chinese restaurant. Some people claim to have seen red deer. at the northern end there is a large tree hollowed out at the base leaving a large enclosed space (about 1.5 metres each way) in which numerous animals could congregate. no palms, but many other deciduous trees. no statues (apart from heathcutter's), but some very stylistic swings. ","Please advice if u wish to tour through the Mill Park eco-system. arrangements can be made with local authorities and supplies can be purchased in town. guides are available and the tour usually sets out from Lydia's 6am sharp"] loc["Bridge Troll"]=["Bridge Troll","Bridge troll: loathsome leftover of the Silurian epoch. operates within strict limits, but devastatingly effective therein. confines himself to defending the bridge taking the glasshouse highway over roy's road and makes his residence under that same bridge. remained strictly neutral in the factional wars and wayfarers and soldiers seeking passage were usually let through after paying a hefty tax, though some fell foul of the troll's unpredictable temper and protein requirements. halibut and orcs have more sought alliance with him and it remains to be seen if the troll will engage himself more widely in political and territorial campaigns. langley hall has had a standing pledge to remove him but only Jed Thornberry in recent times raised a small platoon of adventurers which entered in troll country without result, the beast in question merely retiring to the nearby creek in an act of mockery.",""] loc["Sierra"]=["Sierra Takeaway","The cultural and gastronomic heart of Beerwah. Many an intellectual plot, and many a new gastronomic delight, have been forged here. Hamburgers are meaty, drinks are cold and manifestos are daring. sits on the west bank of the coochin with sweeping vistas to the glasshouse mountains. Poetry readings on Thursday nights, Jack-draw-mcgraw on friday's and curry specials on tuesdays.

A typical afternoon at the Sierra overlooking the spacious front lawn
Many a romance has blossomed in the enchanting ambience of the Sierra's Saturday Night Serenado
","Favourite feeding grounds of the BVBFB."] loc["Campsite 1"]=["Campsite 1","Here Ben was on a fishing trip in the remote creeks when he resolved to do deeds greater than before. his fire hat prompted the idea of the Grand Epic.",""] loc["Campsite 2"]=["Campsite 2","Here Ben encountered Rowdy Dawson who attempted to rob him of his valuables. Instead Ben used his rustic eloquence and turned foe into friend and fellow Gladiator of Fire.",""] loc["Campsite 3"]=["Campsite 3","Here Ben and Rowdy ran into Jed Thornberry was was visiting his old haunts. Jed jumped at the chance to go -a-droving with the Fire Horse down south. ",""] loc["Campsite 4"]=["Campsite 4","Here Ben, Rowdy and Jed met with Jono and Derek who Ben knew from school. The pineapple fields being barren due to the damned drought, they had no ties to hold them back from the blazing Southern Aurora tour.",""] loc["Campsite 5"]=["Campsite 5","Here the group met with Jacko at his house, a ramshakle abode 5km west of Beerwah, the head of the BVBFB. He was persuaded by Ben's vision over a bottle of bundy. ",""] loc["Campsite 6"]=["Campsite 6","One kilometre northwest of beerwah. here the growing group was attacked by wild dogs as they made for shelter under trees during a thunderstorm. using firebrands and power hoses from Jacko's firetruck they fought them off bravely, with the loss of only one life, Derek. he was buried with full honours the next day at the railway station grounds and thence the group repaired to the Beerwah hotel, the site of ... campsite 7",""] loc["Campsite 7"]=["Campsite 7","Beerwah hotel. Here the remaining members of the BBVFB gathered to meet the expeditioners. On-board came Mike Davidson, a tyre mechanic, Jim Wyman, a postal clerk, and Nigel and Bill Thoroughgood, holden enthusiasts and jobskills graduates. The group now numbered 9, later 10 when Davo from matilda servo signed up. Peter Thistlethwaite and Arnie Rasmusen, both Action Supermarket employees, were denied leave by their employer. The gang of 9 caroused inside the hotel all weekend, the loss of Derek soon overcome. They made plans and gathered supplies for the coming journey. Many locals visited them, including frequent visits by Maureen and Doreen of 34 Jimnah Ave. On monday morning, replete with food and bundy, they spilled onto the road ready for the next risky stage of their venture.",""]