# Curry — While the Billy Boils character guide

> Curry in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor old Curry

**First appearance:** 0028-the-shearing-of-the-cook-s-dog

## Who they are

A shearer or bush worker.

## In the story

### [The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/the-shearing-of-the-cook-s-dog)

The cook, a former ship's cook, who is deeply upset by the shearing of his dog and later confesses his worry about appearing flash in Bourke.

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