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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
10
The synopsis describes Smiley Gheevins planning to buy a bike as a school master opens 58 savings bank recounts. Smiley is accused by a police sergeant after acting as an unwitting participant in a racketeering scheme. He steals a horse to flee and learns his father diverted his money.
Smiley crawls over a fence into the paddock, tramps toward a bush track under a dry sun. He searches for water and yams, thirst and hunger driving endurance as kookaburras laugh and jackasses fade in the distance.
Smiley, starving and exhausted, treks west in search of water and food. He finally finds a water bag at a hut and drinks deeply, then meets boundary rider Beardy Bill who offers help and asks about Smiley’s travels. Smiley lies about his status, claiming to be a sundowner rather than a swagman.
A boy calling himself the Sundowner Kid spins a boastful escape tale to boundary rider Smiley and Beardy. Smiley shadows the deception while Beardy roars with laughter, recognizing the yarn as fanciful and foolish. The exchange reveals distrust and mock courage in a windswept Australian setting.
In a fiery address Mr Menzies dominates the House against Chifley’s Banking Bill, denouncing nationalisation as a threat to democracy. He argues the people’s will must determine policy, while opponents like Ward are dismissed as irrelevant. The piece frames a broader “Battle for Australia” defending liberty and independence. Inserted by the Country and Democratic League of W.A. (Int.)
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