Afternoon at Powell Creek Telegraph Station, meet the local pet pig Herbert. Note that the mother of two Australian Aboriginal children had marked boomerang legs. Travelled 100 miles on to Newcastle Waters. Met Shepherd, the chief surveyor for the Northern Territory and Brackenrig, pastoral inspector from Canberra.

1. Photograph: 'Native children at Powell Creek'

Places mentioned: Powell Creek Telegraph Station (NT); Newcastle Waters (NT); Canberra (ACT); Alice Springs (NT); Birdum (NT)

People mentioned: Shepherd [Frank Pettinger] (Chief Surveyor) (1901-1939); Brackenrig (pastoral inspector); DD [David Douglas Smith] (1897-1984)

Fauna mentioned: Herbert (pig)

Medical condition mentioned: Boomerang legs (anteroposterior curvature of the leg below the knee)

Photo number/s as per Journal and Index of Photographs: 126