Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 08 August 1922
dere frend Wots doin. i seen in the papers that the fed goverment is goin to put up a big chunk of muney fer bildin rodes in the country pervided the state goverments puts up quid fer quid me an bill smiths been torkin it over an we rekins that the fed gover- ment aint spoke a bit to soon the fed goverments been spendin muney in a way that me an bill smith don't like an its time they was tole about it bill smith an me rekins it this way if the muney that the fed goverme spent on sendin a xpedishun to Noo Ginee to look fer ginee fouls or some- thin an wot got itself lost if that muney was spent on rodes we could ave a good ashfelt rode rite apast mi place an bill smiths place an sevril mile ferther on an if the muney the fed goverment spent on sendin a man to the northern teritry wot burned is moter car to amuse the blaks if that muney was spent on rodes we could ave another ashfelt rode at the back of mi place an bill smiths place an the fed goverment could give us wot was over to by moter cars so as we could travel on dem ashfelt rodes an if the fed members was to rejuice their saleries we could ave some pot- ril fer—owever i dont serpose its any good avin any false opes. i was tellin you ow the missus was puttin up a vote of no confidens agen me opin to get old of the spendin de- partmint well it come orf lars Sater- dee an i won be fourteen votes to the eldest girl lil an the baby voted fer er an orl the rest uv the fambly fer me so ime safe in orfis till she gits to work on a bit of underground engi- neerin. its verry wet up here this weak hoppin you are the sam Yours truly Ben Bowyang