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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 398149" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Long before wilderness camps which cost the parents a fortune, Australia has had jackeroo jobs for kids from the city. These jobs are like apprenticeships and, frankly, were not always safe for the kids. Some were plain exploitative and occasionally there were cases where boys trying to run away, died in the outback. But a jackeroo program might make him. These days they are much better scrutinised. The jackeroos are not there because they're problem kids, they're generally there because they want to learn how to run a cattle station or sheep station (or any outback farm). It's a tough life, but a clean life too. It's a bit like a gap year for some kids, especially the country kids who need to get a different perspective than the family station. I know wilderness camps in the US use isolation as a way to ensure compliance - but nobody can do isolation like the Australian outback. Except maybe Antarctica!</p><p></p><p>Oh yes, and they have jillaroos now too. Those girls can kick-start jumbo jets!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 398149, member: 1991"] Long before wilderness camps which cost the parents a fortune, Australia has had jackeroo jobs for kids from the city. These jobs are like apprenticeships and, frankly, were not always safe for the kids. Some were plain exploitative and occasionally there were cases where boys trying to run away, died in the outback. But a jackeroo program might make him. These days they are much better scrutinised. The jackeroos are not there because they're problem kids, they're generally there because they want to learn how to run a cattle station or sheep station (or any outback farm). It's a tough life, but a clean life too. It's a bit like a gap year for some kids, especially the country kids who need to get a different perspective than the family station. I know wilderness camps in the US use isolation as a way to ensure compliance - but nobody can do isolation like the Australian outback. Except maybe Antarctica! Oh yes, and they have jillaroos now too. Those girls can kick-start jumbo jets! Marg [/QUOTE]
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