Jock Crawford is the local policeman in The Yabba who befriends John Grant after drinking with him. He introduces John to two-up and later returns John's abandoned suitcases. After John's failed suicide attempt, Crawford prepares a statement describing it as an accident, helping John avoid the consequences of his despair.
Wally King leads his family and friends on a 600-mile journey to occupy land he has leased from the government in outback South Australia. His bigoted attitude brings him into conflict with the local Aboriginal people, who depend on water on the property. After his family is threatened, he agrees to work with them in running a sheep station.
Long Bill is one of three strangers whom the children meet in the countryside. After their mare disappears, the children suspect him and his companions; they later discover the men are horse thieves and repeatedly interfere with them during their attempt to recover the horse.
Milo is an easy-going cattle drover and one of Bluey's and Peter's friends. He enlists with them when war breaks out and serves in the 9th Division, surviving the fighting around Tobruk before being transferred to New Guinea with Bluey. A sniper kills him there, prompting Bluey to kill the sniper.
Sergeant Flaxman represents the local law enforcement that Smiley gets into trouble with during his pranks. He is also involved in a romantic subplot: he competes with Jim Rankin for the affections of Miss Workman, the newly arrived local schoolmistress.
Chips Rafferty has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1940. Signature works include Wake in Fright, Bitter Springs, Bush Christmas. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
