# While the Billy Boils — Character guide

> Key figures in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

- [Mitchell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/mitchell.md): A laconic, philosophical swagman who travels and yarns with the narrator.
- [Steelman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/steelman.md): A clever, manipulative conman who often partners with Smith.
- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_narrator.md): The unnamed first-person observer in many stories, often a swagman or journalist.
- [Tom Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/tom_hopkins.md): A tall, slow-witted bushman featured in several comic sketches.
- [The Old Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_old_man.md): A recurring elderly bush character, often a father figure or selector.
- [Bogan Bill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/bogan_bill.md): A rough, hard-drinking bushman and occasional mate of the narrator.
- [John Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/john_smith.md): A gullible but good-hearted bushman, often the straight man to Steelman.
- [Arvie Aspinall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/arvie_aspinall.md): A poor, sickly boy working as a servant in a selection story.
- [Malachi Duggan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/malachi_duggan.md): An old Irish selector with a tragic past, central to his own story.
- [Macquarie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/macquarie.md): A hard-drinking bushman who features in several yarns.
- [Baldy Thompson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/baldy_thompson.md): A bald, comic bush character known for his tall tales.
- [Tom Brook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/tom_brook.md): A shearer and mate of the narrator in several stories.
- [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_stranger.md): An enigmatic figure who appears in various campfire yarns.
- [Mrs. Aspinall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/mrs_aspinall.md): The hard-working mother of Arvie Aspinall.
- [Brummy Usen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/brummy_usen.md): A boastful, comic bushman with a thick accent.
- [Jim Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/jim_smith.md): A shearer and occasional mate of the narrator.
- [Five Bob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/five_bob.md): A dog owned by a bushman, featured in a story.
- [Queen Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/queen_elizabeth.md): A barmaid or barmaid-like figure in a pub.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/mary.md): An Aboriginal woman or a servant in a story.
- [Adelaide Adolphus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/adelaide_adolphus.md): A miner mentioned in a yarn about lost mates.
- [Chinny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/chinny.md): A bush character with a distinctive chin.
- [Barcoo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/barcoo.md): A dog or a bushman from the Barcoo region.
- [Sunlight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/sunlight.md): A racehorse or a dog mentioned in a yarn.
- [Servant Girl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/servant_girl.md): A pretty servant in a boarding house story.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A bush doctor who appears in several stories.
- [His Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/his_master.md): A station owner or employer in a dog story.
- [The Man Who Forgot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_man_who_forgot.md): A man who loses his memory and wanders the bush.
- [James Tyson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/james_tyson.md): A wealthy pastoralist mentioned in a story.

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