# Mr. Pinnock — An Outback Marriage character guide

> Mr. Pinnock in An Outback Marriage by Banjo Paterson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pinnock

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-in-push-society

## Who they are

The estate's lawyer, bluff and practical, who finds himself weighing Peggy's doubtful claim against the peace of Kuryong.

## In the story

### [I: In the Club](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/i-in-the-club)

A lean and bilious-looking solicitor who provides cynical commentary about new chums and shares stories about Grant's temper and history.

### [A Dinner for Five](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/ii-a-dinner-for-five)

Pinnock is a guest at the dinner, asking about the location of No Man's Land.

### [In Push Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/iii-in-push-society)

Declines to join the outing, saying he must return to his office.

### [XV: A Proposal and Its Results](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/xv-a-proposal-and-its-results)

Mentioned as taking charge of affairs after William Grant's death.

### [XXI: No Compromise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/xxi-no-compromise)

Advises Mary Grant on the claim and witnesses her refusal to settle.

### [Hugh Goes in Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outback_marriage_se/chapters/xxiii-hugh-goes-in-search)

Advises that Considine must prove his marriage to Peggy with documents to defeat her claim.

## Links

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