# Jim Smith — While the Billy Boils character guide

> Jim Smith in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** James Smith, Jim, Smith

**First appearance:** 0005-stiffner-and-jim

## Who they are

A shearer and occasional mate of the narrator.

## In the story

### [In a Dry Season](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/in-a-dry-season)

A bush liar encountered near Byrock, who boasts about losing a coat with a ten-pound cheque, telegrams from squatters, and a fight with a super.

### [Remailed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/remailed)

The man Lily King married, mentioned in a birth notice sent between mates.

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