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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1947
Page
10
A school master opens a savings bank account for Smiley Greevine to save for a bicycle. He tries to lure a bushranger but is fed 10 shillings by a police sergeant. Smiley seeks more money via goat and foot races at the Hospital Sports but encounters further trouble with the SAT during a disruptive incident.
Smiley faces a stern warning from a sergeant after mischief and plans a secret task for five shillings. He takes a parcel to a black camp for King Billy, cautious yet curious about hidden dangers and promises. Rankin hints at danger but backs Smiley cobbler style.
A tense scene shows a camp dispute as a white youth from the camp clashes with locals. He tells Smiley to go home while a figure named Rankin is referenced. A response about authority leads to a provocative exchange. The continuation is promised next week.
A critical editorial argues Labour’s push for banking nationalisation threatens democracy. It frames the fight as communism versus democracy, accusing the government of acting without consent or consultation and warning of dictatorship and betrayal of Labour ideals. The piece references the Referendum and laments Labour’s drift toward a totalitarian bureaucracy.
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