# Sergeant Goring — Robbery Under Arms character guide

> Sergeant Goring in Robbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Goring

**First appearance:** 0001-robbery-under-arms

## Snapshot

A sharp, ambitious mounted policeman who once knew better days in England and now hunts the Marstons with professional pride and genuine relish for the chase.

## Who they are

Sergeant Goring is the law's face in the novel, a man who took the honest road where Starlight took the crooked one, and who pursues Jim Marston with methodical confidence. He is neither cruel nor corrupt, just relentless, and his friendly conversation with Dick on the ride to Bargo reveals a man who enjoys the game even as he closes the trap. He matters because he represents the tightening circle around the bushrangers, the ordinary competence of the police that makes their freedom increasingly impossible.

## In the story

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xvii)

Arresting officer, charges Dick formally, shows some friendliness.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxiv)

Leads a police party with a black tracker to search for the gang after the mail robbery.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxix)

Now an inspector; nearly recognizes Starlight at the Commissioner's dinner.

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