A Letter From the Bush

Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 03 November 1922

dere frend

well ows the game, me an bill
Smith as decided that we are goin to
cum down fer the cup after all. I ad a
bit of a job like makin things rite with
the wife but when I promised er she
cud go to the Gunns Gully show year
after nex we sorter made a com pro-
mise as me an Bill will be down on
Mundee.

I see be the papers that ouses is so
scarce in Melbourne that peepil as got to
live in stables. If you ave a couple
of beds in your flat that aint werkin
praps you mite give me an bill
doss wen we cum down. I no its the
racin seeson on new but I aint so
enthusiastik  about it that i want to go
an live in a stable durin me stay in
town.

I see Davids price as shortened up
a bit since you put that quid on for 
me thats the worst of avin the 
dinkum oil an lettin the eads see
were your muneys goin 
bil smith wants to back parrertoo
but i rekin ees a fule

hoppin you are the same

yours truly
Ben Bowyang