The Expedition plods south west, steadily gaining height. The channel they are  travelling in ends at a long sloping sand hill. The men are exhausted and Blakeley calls camp. Further exploration will be deferred until tomorrow, a rest day.

Coote and Hall land the Golden Quest II at Parafield airport and hand the machine over to Horrie Miller to install an additional fuel tank and other modifications, might take about ten days, Miller has plenty of work and auxiliary fuel tanks for old Moths are hard to find

Johns and his helpers close by Illbilla, waxing fat.