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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
12
Smiley Greevine plans to save up for a bicycle while helping Mr. Wilson, a school master, with his apiary. He is stung by a bee but nets a penny from the encounter and gains a saving bank account opened by the schoolmaster. The story hints at future earnings as pale goat races loom.
Smiley ventures onto the verandah of Rankin’s Hotel to sing Waltzing Matilda for the shearers. He earns sixpence and gains the crowd’s attention before police sergeant Flaxman orders him away. A rival boy trio, Fred Craig and siblings, taunt him about his earnings as Smiley retreats.
In Western Queensland Smiley earns coins from friends after singing at Rankin’s pub and plans to save for a bike. He hides six shillings seven pence and rewards, then faces maternal disbelief about banking while dreaming of a cliffside ride and a bicycle prize. He banks the money and endures Miss Workman’s stern discipline at school.
Smiley and Blue chase the elusive devil-devils, small antsnaring insects that trap sand in conical pits. They capture six of the creatures after an hour of careful digging, planning a curious fate for their prize.
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