Capricornia. Xavier Herbert

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СКАЧАТЬ See DIFFER, CONSTANCE.

      CROWE, JOE. Undertaker and cabman of Port Zodiac.

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      DIANA. Black quadroon girl, daughter of Yeller Jewty (q.v.).

      DIFFER, CONSTANCE. Aboriginal half-caste girl, daughter of Peter Differ. See also PAN, PETER.

      DIFFER, PETER. A settler and author, of Coolibah Creek.

      DINGO JOE. An Aboriginal half-caste, employed by Oscar.

      DRIVER, JOCK. A Pommy. Grazier, of Gunamiah station, Melisande River.

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      ELBERT (“YELLER ELBERT”). An Aboriginal half-caste, an assassin.

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      FAT ANNA. A laundress, and woman of independent means, living on the Port Zodiac waterfront. Classified as an Aboriginal, though daughter of a Japanese. Foster-mother, for a time, of Norman Shillingsworth.

      FLIEGELTAUB, KARL. A German, settler, of Caroline River.

      FLUTE, COLONEL PLAYFAIR. Resident Commissioner of Capricornia.

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      GIGNEY, SIDNEY. A railway construction engineer.

      GINGER. Aboriginal, of the Mullanmullak tribe. A police tracker.

      GOMEZ, EMILIO. A Spaniard. Captain of S.S.Cucaracha.

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      HEATHER. See POUNDAMORE, HEATHER.

      HENN, ALBERT (“CHOOK”). Locomotive engineer, bosom friend of Mark Shillingsworth.

      HOLLOWER, REV. THEODORE. A missionary.

      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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