. Across Australia . i 1^-. loi. AN I II11 I ~ \ I \ \\ I 1 i;ij;k. XV BARROW CREEK TO TENNANT CREEK 363 stuffed up all the space between the roof and walls,covered the windows and sundry cracks ; and then, withrugs over the doors, we were furnished with a fairlyefficient dark-room, though, of course, every drop ofwater that we used had to be carried from the well in thebed of the creek, a quarter of a mile away. Sometimes the heat was stifling and it was difficult tokeep the films from frilling completely ofF the plates, butit was no use waiting for a cool day, and, right throughthe expe
. Across Australia . i 1^-. loi. AN I II11 I ~ \ I \ \\ I 1 i;ij;k. XV BARROW CREEK TO TENNANT CREEK 363 stuffed up all the space between the roof and walls,covered the windows and sundry cracks ; and then, withrugs over the doors, we were furnished with a fairlyefficient dark-room, though, of course, every drop ofwater that we used had to be carried from the well in thebed of the creek, a quarter of a mile away. Sometimes the heat was stifling and it was difficult tokeep the films from frilling completely ofF the plates, butit was no use waiting for a cool day, and, right throughthe expedition, we made it a rule to keep our photographsas closely up to date as possible and to secure a printas soon as we could, in case anything happened to theplates in transit. Tennant Creek, from which the station takes its name,is a small watercourse about a quarter of a mile awayfrom the station and perfectly dry, except when rainis actually falling. It is bordered, as usual, by gum trees,and, except for these, there is no vegetation save miserablestunted scrub—od
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