13 episodesFirst aired 16 May 1984
E1May 1984
Jack Taylor is accused of murder and sentenced to hang. Paddy and Jack's friends work to prove Jack's innocence.
E2Jun 1984
A new coach line called The Southern Cross challenges The Australian Express for the mail contract. Con accepts their challenge and decides to race them. But he realizes they are playing dirty and will stop at nothing to win.
E3Jun 1984
A drought hits the area and threatens the livelihood of the farmers and the coach line. The settlers pray for rain, but their prayers seem to go unanswered. A preacher arrives at Five Mile Creek and promises to bring rain with his faith.
E4Jul 1984
A group of women from England arrive at Five Mile Creek as mail order brides. They are greeted by their prospective husbands. But some of the women are not happy. Meanwhile, Kate receives a marriage proposal from a wealthy landowner.
E5Jul 1984
Maggie decides to leave Five Mile Creek and go back to America with Adam. Her journey is not easy, as she faces danger and hardship along the way. She also realizes that she still has feelings for Ben, who tries to stop her from leaving.
E6Aug 1984
Jack has been late on a regular business, and seems to be needing a break from running the coach line. Little do they know, there has been a secret he has been keeping from them.
E7Aug 1984
A bounty hunter makes his way through Five Mile Creek. Sam takes an instant liking to the Alpha male persona, but things turn for the worst when it appears that a wanted man may have been staying at five mile creek.
E8Sept 1984
A forest fire starts first in the town, and then begins to move across the country. Five Mile Creek lies in its path. Con is put up against his ultimate fear, something he has not felt since the Civil War.
E9Sept 1984
Maggie and a group of school girls go missing. This mysterious mountain has caused people to disappear in the past. The crew at Five Mile Creek push themselves to find Maggie and the girls.
E10Oct 1984
Kate tries to play matchmaker for Con and Annie, who have grown closer since Maggie's departure. She hopes that they will fall in love and get married. But her plan backfires when she realizes that she is still in love with Con herself.
E11Oct 1984
Simon Galt won the deed to Five Mile Creek from Kate's brother Eddie in a poker game. Kate feels misused, so she takes a job in town. The Five Mile Creek family works to get Kate to return home and secure the deed to the way station.
E12Nov 1984
A wealthy woman named Lady Rivers arrives at Five Mile Creek. She takes an interest in the coach line and offers to invest in it. She also has a hidden motive: she wants to turn the coach line into a luxury service for the rich.
E13Dec 1984
The Australian Express faces financial ruin. Charlie Withers announces his retirement. The men at Five Mile Creek try to capture a wild horse to solve their financial difficulties.