The Wild North (short story collection)

{{Short description|Book by Ion Idriess}}

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| name =The Wild North

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| image = File:TheWildNorthIdriess.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Ion Idriess

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| country = Australia

| language = English

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| genre = short story collection

| publisher = Angus and Robertson

| release_date = 1960

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| pages = 229

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The Wild North is a 1960 book by Ion Idriess. It is a collection of 24 short stories and sketches about Cape York, some of which were written early in Idriess' career.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103111455 |title=PEN THAT NEVER RUNS DRY |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=35 |issue=9,775 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 December 1960 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}