The Tin Scratchers
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 First edition | |
| Author | Ion Idriess |
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| Cover artist | Clem Seale |
| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiography |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 260 pp |
The Tin Scratchers: The Story of Tin Mining in the Far North is a 1959 autobiographical book by Ion Idriess.[1]
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]
