Reuben 'roo' webber
Reuben ‘Roo’ Webber Roo is forty-one years old, a canecutter who is well respected as a ganger (foreperson of a labouring gang) and good at his job, but who is now slowing with age. He is Barney’s best mate – a ‘man’s man’ (p.18); physically large though usually gentle; proud and defensive of his own masculinity; paired with Olive.