Beyond the black stump - Nevil Shute

VENTURE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Stanton Laird is a young geologist from a small town in Oregon. Sent to Western Australia to drill for oil he finds that a million-acre sheep station – complete with Flying Doctor service, radio communication and a far from adequate water supply – is almost beyond his comprehension.

Yet here he meets Mollie, the young Australian girl with whom he falls in love. But when the couple return to America, the small town in Oregon has suddenly become very small indeed...