The Tale Comes to an End

1967 - 2024

A true love story is the "dash" between those dates.

Excitement, drama, upheaval, fire, flood, cyclones, rogues and anything else you may imagine. Each event made their love stronger.

Helen and Jack - whatever the drama or trauma, they managed the crises together, two very independent people welded into one.

There were three months of isolation, a death, serious medical issues, kidnapping, and so many more unexpected adventures.

The final instalment of the trilogy of Jack's unusual life, this life-changing memoir is a must-read.

John Alexander was born in Warrigal Victoria, 1942. After his parents divorced when he was three, John lived with his mother, older sister and grandparents in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. John left school at fourteen years old as a messenger boy, but after moving to Queensland at eighteen, he worked his way up from jackeroo to head stockman to manager and then pastoral manager. He then started at Yarramalong Outdoor Recreation Centre at Lake Moogerah in Queensland. John brought horse safety and education to Australia and promoted tourism to South East Queensland. John is happily married to his loving wife, Helen, and has two children, Damon and Deborah.