Rose at 6.15am ready for an early start. Packed our clothes and after breakfast went across to “Nombardie”, David’s property next door to Goolburra, to the shearing yards to show Marye lamb marking and crutching. Betty (David’s wife) came up to the yards and we all had smoko under the tent flap. Returned to Goolburra at 10am and packed up Alfred, said our farewells to Vere and Wilga and called in to Offham to see the two Miss Palmers – after stopping at the gushing bore, near the Offham homestead, for the girls to photograph. Had another morning tea with our two hostesses – they were very sweet to us and we enjoyed our hour or so with them.

Finally set off for Cunnamulla at 12.30pm. Collected mail and money, had to wait a short while to see if any message had been left from Caiwarro – enjoyed an ice-cream while we waited – first time we haven’t wanted a drink of some sort. Must be the cool weather, although the sun has quite a sting in it as I write this in the car. Left Cunnamulla for Caiwarro, via Eulo, at 3.30pm, travelled along good natural earth road topped with blue metal gravel for some of the way.

Reached Eulo around 5pm and decided to have our lunch-cum-tea by the Paroo River – not much water but quite pretty. Had mutton, tomato and odourless onion supplied by Wilga, topped with Thurza’s biscuits and fresh milk. I took over the driving for the rest of the way to Caiwarro, very good road but hundreds of ’roos and a few emus especially after sunset – always adds a little strain to the driving especially in that semi-darkness. Can’t see them sometimes until you’re right on them.

However, we arrived safely at 8.15pm and met Mr & Mrs Morley – the manager and his wife. Mrs Morley showed us to our rooms and after a very welcome hot shower we had an even more welcome hot cup of tea and cake. Chatted to the Morleys and a friend of their’s, Mrs Thorne, until 10.30pm when we all retired. Breakfast tomorrow is at 6am but we have elected to miss it and fend for ourselves a bit later. A nice home, what we have seen of it – quite large and more the Company type rather than the family home – of course, we haven’t seen it all yet.