7 fex tufts and trees on ridges. 7.14 Another treeless plain about 3 miles across, reaching down to horizon. On right ridges with few small patches of plain. Contrast of cinnamon brown rock and much deeper red soil. Ground cover perhaps largely chenapods. 7.23 Another big creek with well spaced holes of clear water. Country becoming better covered--spinifex but still good deal of bare soil. Country no doubt ridgy but hills no longer recognisable from air (2000 ft) 7.28 Solitary large white house on creek 5 miles to left beam. Only building since Mt. [illegible]. 7.30 Flying over Camoowealk. 7.33 Camooweal 7.52 (retarded time) Left C. Breakfast here. Flies bad, few hopers. Ground probably C. on pebbly palins on bank. River. Aerodrome covered Chloris sp. ??? Sporobon, Aristida sp., Solanum sp., butter grass and some flinders grass. Very large and very full water holes in river. Ridge country left behind at Camooweal. Barkly Tableland. Huge plains to all horizons with only a few patches of trees dotted perhaps on slight ridges. Some long bits of darker timber in distance which may not indicate watercourses. 8.2 At 5000 ft. Country largely grey clay pans without ground cover and yellow brown partly bare, often round or oval yellow-brown patches carrying thin timber (ridges). General timber Eucalyptus. One or two small dark patches Acacia scrub. 8.11 Covered [illegible] fence??? For last few miles, country very dry. Only a little green showing on the round spinifex ridges. 8.17 Same desert landscape. 8.37 Huge dry pan several square miles. Overstocking? 8.40 Dropped mail at Alexandria. Country slightly greener about here channels but for miles around station very little grass. Great alterations due to stocking. On right thin timbered ridges with few pale strips of plain. 8.48 Timbered country receding, to right not a tree in sight. Occasional areas of a few square miles show a tinge of green, perhaps due to local storms. Yellow grey dry