In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter X - An Accident

In which the travellers traverse a springtime Australian plain, encountering curious native wildlife and engaging with the patient stock-keeper Sam Machell, who recounts the arduous journey of a vast cattle drove. Their progress brings them to the banks of the Wimerra River, where an attempted ford nearly overturns their wagon, necessitating a perilous repair mission to a distant station.