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'What’s life really like on a FIFO mine? In 2012, after touring his comedy shows through Europe, stand-up comedian Xavier Toby was broke and decided to take a job on a mine site to pay the bills.
'In his memoir, Mining My Own Business, Xavier Toby is onsite somewhere in Australia working in admin to pay off his credit card debt.
'Damo, Pando, Jonno, Robbo, Donk, Jokka and Dale are just some of the other blokes earning a crust, attending endless safety briefings, swapping tall tales and ‘missing’ the missus out there in the middle of nowhere. With Xavier, FIFO is not life on hold — it is life in hilarious overdrive' (Publication blurb)
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Dedication: For Debra and Julian Toby – I could not have wished for better parents.
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'What's life really like as a worker on a FIFO (Fly in Fly Out) mining site in Australia?
'In debt, in love and out of options, Xavier Toby's back as a FIFO with more hilarious tales from the coal face. Donk the Safety Guy, Jonno, Jokka and Dale are all back in top form, surviving floods, crazy outback driving and death-by-paperwork.
'Perfect for anyone who's ever had a job, been dumped, had a drink or loves a laugh, Xavier's sequel to Mining my own Business is funnier than ever.
'It's Australia's Wild West.' (Publication summary)
Works about this Work
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A Mine of Blue On-Site Humour
2014
single work
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 February 2014; (p. 6-7)
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A Mine of Blue On-Site Humour
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 February 2014; (p. 6-7)
