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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
12
The outlaw Smiley Greevine from Itite plains town Mearrumbilin plans to quit. His plan ends when he is caned at school for mischief involving ink. He volunteers to help Mr. Wilson with his apiary to redeem himself and remain at the school.
Smiley agrees to help the master in beekeeping earning sixpence for staying with the hives. He assists with extracting honey, handling the combs, and learns about saving as the master offers to start a bank account with one shilling and sixpence. Smiley hides his savings, plans a bike purchase, and repeats a good luck ritual.
A village tale shows Smiley hiding his bankbook in a pepperina tree to avoid rain and theft as storms linger. The narrative contrasts frugal saving with distrust of impractical generosity while glimpsing a dealer’s ad for Johnson's chemicals and new photographic gear.
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