Chapter 19

Bourke - We prepare for a row of 1,500 miles - River Steamers - The Darling River - Wilcannia - Weinteriga - Menindie - The 'Decoy'

AFTER our long absence from any big town, there was something almost terrifying about the size of Bourke. Her streets, with their metropolitan air, her shops and palatial banks, to say nothing of our hotel with