[4] Englishman Jack Cardigan (Herbert J. Bentley) strikes gold and writes a letter to his girlfriend, Nora (Lilian Teece), to tell her of the news.
He gives the letter to a friend, Ralph Blackstone (Hilliard Vox) who poisons Cardigan's drink, throws his body in the river and takes over his claim.
While Blackstone goes back to the mine by train, she tries to beat him there by taking a speedboat across Sydney harbour, then driving a fast car.
They offered a £25 prize for a story about Australian life best suited for screen adaptation; bushranging themes were barred.
"Passengers craned their heads through the windows and urged the driver of the train not to be beaten by a woman", said a contemporary newspaper report.