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Tom Mason

A young boy in a bush school story.

minor

Also known as Mason, Tommy, Presently Tommy

First appearance: an echo from the old bark school

Tom Mason shows up with force in A Day on a Selection. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The selector's son, responsible for milking and other chores, often lazy and careless, leading to conflicts with his mother.
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In A Day on a Selection: The selector's son, responsible for milking and other chores, often lazy and careless, leading to conflicts with his mother. Later, in His Father's Mate: A silent, hard-working fossicker…

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TNThe NarratorTHTom HopkinsTSThe StrangerFAFatherTMTom Mason

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Named Bush Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Eccentric Bush Characters
  • Family and Mystery Figures

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Tom Mason in an echo from the old bark school