| A Boy Miner: Tales from the Australian Underground Contributor(s): Jenkins, Brett J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0995408653 ISBN-13: 9780995408654 Publisher: Brett Jenkins OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.51" W x 8.27" (0.77 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Boy Miner is the true story of an eighteen-year-old boy thrown into the man's world of FIFO underground mining from 1996 to 2000, taking him to the Western Australian outback mine of Bronzewing, then the Silver Swan nickel mine near Kalgoorlie, and finally The Granites gold mine in the Northern Territory's Tanami Desert. A Boy Miner explores the trials of negotiating the meaning of masculinity, of mateship, and the effects that absence and isolation can have on FIFO workers and their families. At times humorous, profound, and melancholic, A Boy Miner reflects the swinging moods of the boy and the wider mining community, living by the cycle of a FIFO roster. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenkins, Brett J.: - Brett J Jenkins is a Western Australian writer. He has worked as an underground miner, before gaining his PhD in English and Comparative Literature, and is now a proud stay-at-home dad-the greatest challenge of them of all. |
