Back o' Cairns

Book by Ion Idriess
Back o' Cairns
First edition
AuthorIon Idriess
LanguageEnglish
Genreautobiography
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1958
Publication placeAustralia

Back o' Cairns: The Story of Gold Prospecting in the Far North is a 1958 autobiographical book by Ion Idriess. It is based on his adventures looking for gold in the Cape York Peninsula.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Idriess Titles 41–46". Idriess. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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Works by Ion Idriess
Novels
  • Madman's Island (1927)
  • Drums of Mer (1933)
  • Forty Fathoms Deep (1937)
  • Isles of Despair (1947)
  • The Wild White Man of Badu (1950)
  • The Red Chief (1953)
Instructional
Biographies
Autobiography
History
Short story collections
Travel
PoliticalChildren's books
Australian Guerilla
seriesAnthropology


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