Red covered "The buyer's guide and trade index of NSW marked "Adelaide- Tanami - Alice Springs Jervois Range 1929". NO PRINTED CONTENTS and tab index ignored. Book used as diary. First few papers gives indication of truck and stores costs.

• Background notes on various areas and people
  
  
• mileages Adelaide to Alice Springs
  
  
• 24 July 1929 Dr Harald Gengaulet Smith, The Palms Station, Philip's Pond, Old Eba, Mt Vivian, Mt Eba, Twins Station, Birthday Well, Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta, Inspector Good, Mt Willoughby Station
  
  
• 1 August Oodnadatta, Wallis Foggarty, Hamilton Bore, Crown Station, Bert Branison, New Crown Station, Mrs Cameron, Alice Well, Jim Murphy, Alice Springs, Wolfram, first passenger train, Gordon Downs, Prof. Davis, Dr Thomas Draper Campbell (AA 52), Hermannsburg, Ryans Well, Napperby, Bronco Bill, cyclist on track Sydney to Darwin, Mt Wedge, Wilaherta Jack (Australian Aboriginal man), Mr Henty, Mr Brooks, Anderson & Hitchcock (lost prospectors), Leslie McNamee, Ritchie Hill, Jack Atherton, Eric Shellie, Dick Smith, Tanami Co, 16 August George (Australian Aboriginal man), lease pegging, Tommy and Cockalilli (Australian Aboriginal men), Bluebush Swamp, Rabbit Flat, Warden Hood, Dan Toohey, Banana Springs, Tom Lawyer, Sister Palmer, Sister Wilson, Tom Lawrie, RR Smith, Mr Archibald, Mr McBeth, Miss Effe Smith, Bob Smith, Ted North, Jack Atherton, Jim Kirkwood, Ernie Hullsbeid, Dr Mondby, Wyndham, Derby, Sturt Creek Station, Issac Brown, Billilaura, black and white marsupial [?quoll], Soakage Creek, Mick Downing, Charlie Coberoff, Dick Kilmartin, Jellabra Rockhole, 27 August diagram of lease claims, Jim O'Neill, Corkscrew claim
  
  
• 1 September laterite jumpup, Mt Marjorie, Wargabriddie, Cockatoo Creek, wolfram, Napperby, Coniston, Alice Stafford, Mr Willie Lynch (now called Percy) (Australian Aboriginal man), Hart's Bluff, Billy Briscoe, Mick Sullivan, Miss Ann Lock (AA 184), Aituckera, Harold Smith, graphite, wolfram, photographs of claim, Constable Littlejohn, Jack Young, Jack Kyser, Hanlans Find, David Douglas Smith, Mrs Crawford, Constable Murray, Jim O'Niell, Jack Young, Clariville Station, Dick Turner, JE Hender, Quorn, Harding Spring, Marshall River, Jervois Range, bismouth, copper, gold, Archie Cameron,The Happy Family option, The Cuckoo claim, The Bronsewing, Billy Briscoe, Pilot Brian, mechanic Thomas, geologist Sheppard, AF Buscall & Co., The Last Hoper Sydnicate, The Grand Junction, Tim Hanlan interview (see below for details), Randolph E Bedford, John G McKell, George Martin, Perce Kiesewetter, Walter Spencer, Fred McCaw, Hudson & Co., Ooroobora, 27 September sketch of location from which specimens taken, James Emanuel Laughton, option over Greenbank lease, Mt Guide, Betabo Station, DeBoris, Claraville, notes on Jack Young
  
  
• 1 October sold kit and stripped truck, departed for Adelaide, Charlie Mathews
  
  

• Notes titled "Exclusive personal interview with Tom Hanlan by Michael Terry"