"Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific

This book is an adventure novel written by Louis Becke. The story is told through the perspective of the narrator, and begins with his arrival at a rough, slab hut on the bank of Five-Head Creek, 25 miles from Townsville in North Queensland. This hut will be his home for six months. He has come to take charge of the Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had been temporarily abandoned due to a severe drought. He and his mate will be responsible for repairing fencing, collecting any remaining cattle, and seeing to the general upkeep of the property.