Robbery Under Arms · Character
Ben Marston
Jim's uncle, a bushranger killed early in the story.
minor
Also known as old Ben
First appearance: robbery under arms
Ben Marston shows up with force in XXVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Grows restless in the Hollow, recruits Dan Moran and Pat Burke for robberies, and argues with Starlight.
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In XXVIII: Grows restless in the Hollow, recruits Dan Moran and Pat Burke for robberies, and argues with Starlight. Later, in LVII: His body is discovered in the Hollow, apparently having killed Warrigal and then shot…
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