Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 16 October 1922
dere frend things is crook. wots the strength of this ere ousewifes asociashun you got down there. they ave caut the cumpaint up ere in Gunns Gully an I tell you the wimmin as all gone dipped. if you ave found any cure fer the disease in the sity send me a urgint wire at wunce as things is desprit. Joe Wattlebud's wife caut it first off an the wimmin ad a meetin an all took it like the floo an they drew up wot they calls a platform. ere is a list of it. 1. all ushbans to get mornin tea for ther wives in bed an cut their own lunch. 2. all ushbans to shave twice a week except the ziffs oo must coam ther whiskers daily. 3. no smokin indoors. 4. all cows to be milked wood to be chopped an water to be carted be ushbans. 5. all wives to be let ave 1 munth per year in town an scrape de chin dresses to be supplied by respectiv ushbans one per anum. 6. all Sundee meals to be cooked be ushbans also week day meals if wifes is feelin tired. 7. no pubs. 8. no swearin without speshul permit. 9. no darncin with single girls except when approved. 10. ushbans to fill an lite coppers an soke down close first thing mundee mornin. 11. no late ours unless the wifes with you. thats only part of it but ime too worrited an down arted to write more at presen. if you got a cure wire urgint an coleck. ime gettin that thin me dawg dont no me. Hopin you are the sam Yours truly Ben Bowyang