Matthew Flinders' Cat

A fun read. Not exactly the most realistic portrayal of alcoholism and homelessness but it's a very engaging story.

Interesting multi subjects ie history sex alcoholism and a fallen brilliant barrister. Well constructed good read

Matthew Flinder's Cat is the story of a Sydney hobo and a young delinquent boy who meet outside Sydney's Mitchell Library. Outside the library is a statue of the famous navigator Matthew Flinders and also a statue of his cat "Trim" who sailed with him on his circumnavigation of Australia.The hobo and the boy strike up an unlikely friendship and the hobo tells the story to the boy of Matthew Flinder's epic voyage.

By co-incidence I saw Flinders' cat Trim the other day.......


he's on the roof of the State Library of New South Wales and is easy to miss if you don't know he's there. (In reality he circumnavigated the world with Flinders and met his untimely death marooned on the island of Mauritius.)

just near Flinders' statue.......


Bryce's inspiration is not far fetched as that particular spot by the Flinders' statue had two homeless people huddled underneath, and St. James station subway has many more. It's quite sad in a city of plenty to see.