For the last evening at Narrabri the town held a dance for the sailors on leave there, there were about a dozen of us scattered on different farms, it was a big occasion for the small town. I remember we started getting ready in the mid-afternoon, there was a certain order to having a bath as water was precious being caught off the roof into a barrel. Mrs Burrell had the first bath with Mavis following in the same water, then the water was changed and Bill Glenton went in first and then me, with the Burrells eldest son last, the water was only about four inches deep.
We set out after tea about six o'clock in two cars and drove through fields of grain and bush and arrived in Narrabri just after seven. We had a good evening and it was good to have a night out with the lads, I had a couple of dances with Mavis, the dancing wasn't very good as I was just learning and the local girls didn't get much practice, anyway there was plenty to eat and drink and we all enjoyed it. We set off home in high spirits and sang all the way home, at one point we caught a wallaby in the headlights and it hopped in front of us for a couple of miles, it didnt seem to want to get out of the beam.
The next day we set off back to our ship, having enjoyed a good fortnights leave, we said our goodbyes at the station and thanked the Burrells for a marvellous holiday.
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