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Jack Perkins and Alwyn Owen interview three subjects from Western Australia:
Bill Powell, a gold prospector from Kalgoorlie, talks about his prospecting enterprise and the vehicles he’s brought.
George Miles, talks about his early mill apprenticeship and his trade as a mill mechanic. He moved from Scotland to Koolan, Australia and talks about his work as a ploughman on a farm. He later married and worked for the local council for 20 years.
Ben Hannat and Noel McKay run a camel farm. They are interviewed about breeding them for racing and the origins of camels in Australia. Ben shares his background, his early interest in camels and plans to take camels on travel through central Australia.