Possum

1. What is your correct name? "David James Jones" the voice replied in a whisper - page 37

2. Hero

2.1. Possum pulled nine sheep from the river in the middle of the flood – page 15

2.2. The towns people spoke proudly of him ‘Although a celebrity lived among them’ – page 15

3. Loner

3.1. What experience had driven him to live alone? – p 27

4. Bush Legend

4.1. 'Newpapers loved stories about him' - page 102

4.2. 'See, I told you you were a legend!' - page 133

5. Honest

6. David James Jones - page 30

6.1. What is your correct name? "David James Jones" the voice replied in a whisper - page 37

7. Trusted

7.1. 'We never locked the house' - page 17

7.2. 'Possum was never a thief' - page 19

8. Mysterious

8.1. “Nobody knows his proper name, or where he came from or why he’s living in the wild” – page 6

8.2. 'There are rumours that he went mad and killed his wife' – p 16

9. Survivor

9.1. “He’s a survivor, for sure. I wouldn’t put it past him to have special camps just for flood times” – page 13

10. Independent

10.1. Wanderer – those miles added up to 10,000 miles, or from Melbourne to Darwin’ p 28

10.2. 'Possum's never accepted charity' - page 43

11. Caring

11.1. 'Im not a violent man, I couldn't hurt a flea' - page 39

11.2. 'I dont work for anyone. I do it for the animals' - page 40

12. Shy

12.1. 'He was too shy to answer' page 18

12.2. 'He was a shy human being who spent his time looking after the creatures of mother nature' - page 102