References Photograph 274 which has been annotated as 276. Catches fleas from a cat. Shells of fresh-water bivalves found at the river identified by a Conchologist at the Adelaide Museum from one specimen, believed species was extinct. Evenings spent watching horses being broken for muster.

1. Photograph: 'The bar in the Katherine River at Manbullo'

2. Photograph: Horse breaking

Places mentioned: Katherine River (NT); Manbullo (NT); Adelaide Museum (SA); South Australian Museum (SA)

People mentioned: Conchologist

Molluscs mentioned: Fresh water bivalves (Bivalvia)

Insect mentioned: Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides)

Fauna mentioned: Horses (Equus ferus caballus)

Photo number/s as per Journal and Index of Photographs: 277, 278