Audio tape side 1 from Ivor Evans to Mervyn and side 2 Mervyn's response.

General comments on life in Australia e.g. change in his work situation and training on a cable joining course. He asks what would be the salary in the Uk for this job should he decide to come back. Shocking floods across much of Australia . Mervyn shares news item about the boat 'Sospan fach' which ran aground on a reef. Survivors picked up after 2 months on a derelict Japanese boat. Decimalisation continues although labour government questioning cost of changing signs from miles to km.