Never before had any pastoral station on the North-West Coast had such a visitation, and the homestead was filled to capacity with specialists of every description. Huge telescopes and cameras, including one 40 ft long were set up, and wireless equipment of the most modern type was installed. Wireless was a novelty in those days, and the inconvenience caused to the station personnel was more than made up for by the excitement of hearing broadcasts from all over the world.
In addition to flying the regular service, Kingsford Smith & I flew many special trips in & out of Wallal, but we had to content ourselves with watching the eclipse from Port Hedland. It was a vaguely disturbing sight, with the sun almost completely obscured during the passage of the moon, and when semi-darlness occurred towards midday, the fowls retired  to roost.
After the eclipse the photographs taken at Wallal were flown to Perth for developing & printing. Reports stated later that the results at Wallal were equal to the best of those obtained in other parts of the world, and in some cases, better.  Such statements confirmed Nor'Westers in their opinion that their skies were clearer, & their horizons wider than in most other places around the world.
After the scientific equipment had been dismantled, its dispatch back to Perth was another big job for the Airways. The surplus stres left at Wallal enabled the station to live high for some time, and for weeks after, whenever a pilot was late into Port Hedland, he always claimed he was "delayed at Wallal" for some obscure reason.