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Gladys Banks Main Gladys Banks Gladys Banks is a resilient Aboriginal mother whose assurance, “It’ll be all right,” steadies Dolly and Nan as they rebuild after a flood. Practical yet ambitious, she imagines a wider future for Dolly, insisting that her daughter needs a world “bigger than just this.” Read more
Dolly Banks Main Dolly Banks Dolly Banks is a sharp, imaginative Aboriginal teenager who meets a flood-damaged home with a “resigned” sigh but continues to dream beyond it. Caught between her own ambitions and Gladys and Nan’s expectations, she claims “The Flats” as home and questions the limits others place on her. Read more
Nan Dear Main Nan Dear Nan Dear is a sharp, practical Aboriginal elder whose humour and firm rules hold her family together after hardship. Deeply connected to the Murray River and Cummeragunja, she calls it “our home” and guards Dolly fiercely, though her caution can clash with Gladys’s hopes. Read more
Errol Fisher Major Errol Fisher Errol Fisher is a nervous, polite encyclopedia salesman whose “instant spark” with Dolly draws him into a community he barely understands. A white Australian from a German migrant family renamed Fisher, he is memorable for his earnest affection and his need to learn what respect truly demands. Sign in to unlock
Papa Dear Major Papa Dear Papa Dear is a respected Aboriginal pastor and Mooroopna community leader whose “mission” is to improve life for Aboriginal people. Though mostly spoken of rather than seen, he remains memorable as Gladys’s admired father, whose public service and “good works” give her hope and pride. Sign in to unlock
The Flats Community Major The Flats Community The Flats Community is an Aboriginal Australian community united by kinship and attachment to the riverbank, where Nan lives near “the other families.” Its strength challenges imposed isolation and shapes Dolly’s belief that home means people “looking out for each other.” Sign in to unlock
The Inspector Minor The Inspector The Inspector is a polished white housing official whose praise that “Your whites are so white” exposes his patronising gaze. He claims to help the Banks and Dear family, yet his belief that Aboriginal people must “live like us” makes him a symbol of government control. Sign in to unlock
The Cousin Minor The Cousin The Cousin, Leon, is a troubling offstage presence within Dolly’s Aboriginal extended kin network, first marked by Nan’s warning that he has a “wild look.” His familiar claim on Dolly, asking for a “Promise?”, makes him memorable as a figure who turns family connection into pressure and unease. Sign in to unlock
Nancy Woolthorpe Minor Nancy Woolthorpe Nancy Woolthorpe is a social benchmark for Dolly, linked to the bank opportunity and the polished town life Dolly is pressured to imitate. Crowned “Miss Mooroopna-Shepparton”, she reveals her cruelty by mocking Dolly’s dress as old “sunroom curtains”, turning glamour into exclusion. Sign in to unlock
Mr Coody Minor Mr Coody Mr Coody, the rent collector, embodies intrusive housing control, insisting that everything about the family home is “my concern.” His disdain for Dolly and strict policing of rules reveal why Nan rejects his power as a “private kingdom.” This makes him a chilling symbol of surveillance. Sign in to unlock
Bank Manager Minor Bank Manager The Bank Manager is memorable as a gatekeeper whose polished manners conceal prejudice and protect the bank’s social boundaries. While Gladys presents Dolly’s excellent record, his concern about whether she will “fit in” reduces her ability to unfair assumptions about belonging. Sign in to unlock
The Jungi Minor The Jungi The Jungi is a police officer whose urgent flood evacuation places him between public duty and one family’s desperate need to protect its home. His instruction to “move all people first” shows practical concern, yet his startled response to Dolly’s defiance reveals the limits of his authority. Sign in to unlock
Dolly’s Baby Minor Dolly’s Baby Dolly’s baby, Regina, is a quiet but powerful presence in the Banks–Dear family, welcomed with tender care as Dolly arranges her blankets “tenderly.” Her small sound turns attention towards the pram, revealing her as a symbol of Dolly’s new responsibility and the family’s hope. Sign in to unlock
Mooroopna Council Minor Mooroopna Council The Mooroopna Council is a white-dominated civic authority whose formal rules conceal its refusal to treat Aboriginal residents as equal members of the town. By calling them an “itinerant minority” and Gladys an “interloper”, it protects power rather than hearing the housing crisis. Sign in to unlock
Bob Dyer Minor Bob Dyer Heard only as a lively “radio voice-over”, Bob Dyer turns Pick-A-Box into a bright ritual for Gladys, Dolly and Nan. His quiz questions and cheerful prizes feed Gladys’s hopes, while Nan’s distrust of the “flash Yanks” makes his popularity a small family disagreement. Sign in to unlock