Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 20 June 1922
Dere frend, Blokes up this way wants to no ow polyticks is goin we are gettin in a bit of a tangle thru readin the papers theres the farmers party an the nashnul party an the laber party an the country party so bein a country man an a farmer an a shearer an a sorter nashnul bloke im in favor ov the lot but a feller tells me the lor of the land is onley 1 man 1 vote an it cums reel ard to pick a winner its worse then the rases at Bogan's Gully. Now the missus as bin readin somethin about a noo womens party wot wants women to sit in the ouse as if they was ens an ime ded agen that women as to much to do to spar the time to sit anywheres lestwise if they as any- thin to do with the workin of farms like ere an thats wot I tell the missus but she jist sniffs torkin about women we bin readin in the papers about these ere womens shop lifters in the sity bin sent to jale an the missus an me bin wonderin about it an reckins the shops must be very lite or the women pretty strong an anyways wot they wont to do it for pertaters is down to ell agen hoppin you are the same Yours truly BEN BOWYANG