HUGHES, MORRIS. See MORRIS HUGHES.
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JASMINE. See POUNDAMORE, JASMINE.
JEWTY (“YELLER JEWTY”). Aboriginal half-caste woman, daughter of Edward Krater (q.v.). One of Mark Shillingsworth’s wives.
JOCK. See JOCK DRIVER.
K
KET, CHARLES. Grandson of a Chinaman.
KEYES, PADDY. Head Guard of Red Turtle Bay Jail.
KLINKER, CHARLIE. A locomotive fireman.
KRATER, EDWARD. Scotsman. Empire-builder. Pioneer of civilisation at Flying Fox Island. Also known as Munichillu, “The Man of Fire”.
KURRINUA. An Aboriginal savage, headman of the Yurracumbunga tribe, original owners of Flying Fox Island.
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LACE, HUMBOLT. Superintendent of the Government Agricultural Experimental Station at Red Coffin Ridge. A protector of Aborigines.
LACE, TOCKY. White quadroon girl, daughter of Humbolt Lace and Connie Differ (q.v.). A waif, also known as Tocky Pan, or Tocky O’Cannon.
LARSNEY, PADDY. Magistrate, of Port Zodiac.
LAVINDICATIF, FROGGY. A Frenchman. Settler.
LEDDER, JACOB. A fettler.
LOW FAT. Chinese family. Settlers.
M
McCROOK. Police trooper, of Melisande River.
McLASH, FRANK (“THE LOCOMOTIVE LOONEY”). Only son of Mrs Pansy McLash.
McLASH, MRS PANSY. Postmistress and storekeeper at Caroline River.
McRANDY, ANDY. Grazier, of Gunamiah station.
MARIGOLD. See SHILLINGSWORTH, MARIGOLD.
MARK. See SHILLINGSWORTH, MARK.
MAROWALLUA. Aboriginal woman, of the Yurracumbunga tribe, of Flying Fox Island. The mother of Norman Shillingsworth.
MOOCH, JOE. A nomad, friend of Mark Shillingsworth.
MORRIS HUGHES. Aboriginal rouseabout, of Red Ochre station. A member of the Mullanmullak tribe.
MUTTONHEAD. An Aboriginal stockman, of Red Ochre station. A member of the Mullanmullak tribe.
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NAWRATT, ALEXANDER. A lawyer, of Port Zodiac.
NIBBLESOM, HANNIBAL. A lawyer, of Port Zodiac.
NORMAN (“NAWNIM”). See SHILLINGSWORTH, NORMAN.
NORSE, IAN. Railway superintendent.
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O’CANNON, BLOSSOM (“THE BLOODY PARAKEET”). Daughter of a Chinese father and an Aboriginal mother. Consort of Tim
O’Cannon, and mother of the O’Cannon family.
O’CANNON, TIM. Railway ganger, of Black Adder Creek.
O’CRIMNELL. Police trooper, of Soda Springs.
O’HAY, PAT. Grazier, of Tatlock’s Pool.
O’PICK, MICK. Irishman. Fettler, of Caroline River.
O’THEEF. Police trooper, at Soda Springs.
OPAL. Aboriginal woman, of the Mullanmullak tribe.
OSCAR. See SHILLINGSWORTH, OSCAR.
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PAN, PETER. Half-caste Aboriginal. Legal husband of Connie Differ.
PICKANDLE, PADDY. Railway roadmaster.
PONDROSASS. A judge, of the Capricornian Court.
PONTO. A half-caste Philippino, assistant to Joe Crowe.
POUNDAMORE SISTERS. Two in number, viz.: (1) Jasmine, who became wife of Oscar Shillingsworth, and mother of Roger and Marigold; (2) Heather, the younger sister, who became closely interested in the welfare of Mark Shillingsworth.
POUNDAMORE, JOE. Grazier, of Poundamore Downs, Cooksland. Brother of Jasmine and Heather.
PRAYTER, REV. GORDON. A clergyman, of Port Zodiac.
PRINCESS. Aboriginal woman, cook at Red Ochre station.
Q
QUONG HO LING. A Chinese settler.
R
RALPH. See SHILLINGSWORTH, RALPH.
RAMBLE, JACK. A nomad, friend of Mark Shillingsworth.
RANDTER, REVEREND. Clergyman, of Port Zodiac.
ROBBREY. Police trooper, of Port Zodiac.
ROTGUTT, JERRY. A publican.
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SETTAROGE, CAPTAIN. Police superintendent, of Port Zodiac.
SHAY, MRS DAISY. Proprietress of the Princess Alice Hotel, Port Zodiac. A friend of Heather Poundamore.
SHAY, WALLY. Son of Mrs Daisy Shay.
SHILLINGSWORTH BROTHERS. Three in number, viz: (1) Oscar, owner of Red Ochre station, husband of Jasmine, father of Marigold and Roger; (2) Mark, a nomad, the father of Norman (“Nawnim”); (3) Ralph, a city-dweller Down South.
SHILLINGSWORTH, MAUD. Sister of the Shillingsworth brothers; married to Ambrose: a city-dweller.
SHILLINGSWORTH CHILDREN. Three in number, viz: (1) Marigold and (2) Roger, the children of Oscar and Jasmine; (3) Norman (“Nawnim”), a half-caste Aboriginal, the son of Mark and of the lubra Marowallua (q. v.).
SNIGGER, SAM. A foreman at Red Ochre.
STEEN, JOE. Settler, of Caroline River. Sweetheart of Mrs McLash.
STEGGLES, STANLEY. Railway bridge engineer.
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THUMSCROUGH. State Prosecutor of Capricornia.
TITMUSS, GEORGE. Station master, Port Zodiac.
TOCATCHWON. Sergeant of Police, Port Zodiac.
TOCKY. See LACE, TOCKY.
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WHITELY, SAXON. Postmaster at Republic Reef.
Y
YELLER ELBERT. See ELBERT. YELLER JEWTY. See JEWTY.
All characters in this story are fictitious.
ALTHOUGH that northern part of the Continent of Australia which is called Capricornia was pioneered long after the southern parts, its unofficial early history was even more bloody than that of the others. One probable reason for this is that the pioneers had already had experience in subduing Aborigines in the South and hence were impatient of wasting time with people who they knew were determined to take no immigrants. Another reason is that the Aborigines were there more numerous than in the South and more hostile because used to resisting casual invaders from the near East Indies. A third reason is that the pioneers had difficulty in establishing permanent settlements, having several times to abandon ground they had won with slaughter and go slaughtering again to secure more. This abandoning of ground was due not to the hostility of the natives,