Relates stories about Peter Sinclair, the station wireless operator, and his time in the Australian Navy. Describes evenings watching crickets, cockroaches, tarantulas, moths hunting or being hunted. Visits the stock yards. Explains the naming of Wave Hill as a result of river floods.

Places mentioned: England (UK); Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory); Wave Hill (NT); Victoria River (NT)
People mentioned: Peter Sinclair

Fauna mentioned: Crickets (Gryllidae); cockroaches (Blattodea); tarantualas (Theraphosida); moths

Institutions mentioned: Australian Navy