The Tin Scratchers

The Tin Scratchers: The Story of Tin Mining in the Far North is a 1959 autobiographical book by Ion Idriess.[1]

The Tin Scratchers
First edition
AuthorIon Idriess
Cover artistClem Seale
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genreautobiography
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1959
Pages260 pp

The book is an account of Idriess' attempts at making a fortune mining in the Cape York Peninsula and how he became involved in tin mining. [2] "From his own memories, Idriess provides accounts of the outback characters who were individuals to a man."[1]

Reviews

In The Sydney Morning Herald, the reviewer noted: "That tireless narrator of frontierland tales, Ion Idriess, is still able to find vivid sources of reading interest in the remote outback." They went on that the novel "begins a little uneasily – due, one suspects, to some rather improbable conversations between the characters – but once it settles down to relate Mr Idriess' practical experiences it becomes increasingly interesting."[3]

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References
  1. "YOUR BOOKSHELF". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 (31). Australia, Australia. 6 January 1960. p. 33. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Book description at Trove
  3. "Reviews in Brief", The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1959, p19


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