# John Smith — While the Billy Boils character guide

> John Smith in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Smith, Poor old Smith, Jacky, the John Smith

**First appearance:** 0021-steelman

## Who they are

A gullible but good-hearted bushman, often the straight man to Steelman.

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