Coote and Bailey arrive over Moree at lunch time, still managed to land in the wrong place though and the Golden Quest, wings folded, has to be towed from the racecourse through town to the new landing field, unbelievable ! Coote has had half a dozen aerial and admin incidents in the last two days-what's to come?.

Blakeley and Sutherland get into Broken Hill at last, they'll spend a few days here renewing acquaintances, there's scepticism, Lasseter gossip and the local press with sharp pens, the 'Armed to the Teeth' furor pursues them, Blakeley handles it fairly well though and enquires after Lasseter, he's down the road, camped for the night at Oodlawirra with the Broken Hill driver and his mate.

At Horseshoe Bend the Endeavour Mining Company's field crew have a semi idle day of it, mainly spent fine tuning plans and equipment for the west, being Sunday, Gus Elliot's bar will be open at 4. they'll be ready.

It's a cynical thought maybe, but Coote and Bailey signed an agreement with that Lady who had the Northern Territory gold interests, it seems that C.A.G.E. will be nothing more or less than a vehicle for old man Bailey's whims and explorations, after all he is a confirmed gold bug.

LASSETERIA