It had leaked out the day before, somehow, that the famous Starlight and the other prisoner in the great Momberah cattle robbery were to be brought in this particular day.

There was a fair-sized crowd gathered as we were helped down from the coach.

At the side of the crowd was a small mob of blacks with their dogs, spears, 'possum rugs and all complete.

They and their gins and pickaninnies appeared to take great notice of the whole thing.

One tallish gin, darker than the others, and with her hair tucked under an old bonnet, wrapped her 'possum cloak closely round her shoulders and pushed up close to us.