Simon Barnard Simon Barnard i(A102015 works by)
Born: Established: Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang and Other Impolite Terms as Used by the Convicts of the British Colonies of Australia with Other Impolite Terms Used by the Convicts of the British Colonies of Australia Australia's First Dictionary James Hardy Vaux , Simon Barnard , Simon Barnard (illustrator), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2023 27045799 2023 single work information book

'In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intensions. Convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with a useful idea: a dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts. And so, in 1819, he compiled what was to be Australia’s first published dictionary.

'With words such as fence (a receiver of stolen goods), flesh-bag (a shirt), flip (to shoot); galloot (a soldier), kid (a child thief), knuckle (to pickpocket), ramp (to rob out in the open), ruffles (handcuffs), screw (a skeleton key), serve (to rob), stamps (shoes) and wrinkle (a lie), Vaux's dictionary is a fascinating account of convict language, including the origins and early usage of several words that have evolved to become part of Australian English today. And Simon Barnard's illustrations and supporting accounts of individual convicts and their criminal antics complements this lively picture of Australia's convict history.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Gaolbird : The True Story of William Swallow, Convict and Pirate Simon Barnard , Simon Barnard (illustrator), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2017 12790555 2017 single work picture book children's historical fiction

'It’s 23 October 1821 and convict William Swallow stands on the deck of the Malabar for muster. He is wearing a canary yellow convict uniform and his legs are chained. He’s just completed the 121-day sea voyage from London to Hobart Town, but his wild and audacious adventures have barely begun.

'He’ll soon ditch the convict uniform and the chains, take part in a mutiny, become a pirate captain and fool the world in what just might be the most outrageous and unbelievable true story in Australia’s convict history. ' (Publication Summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land Simon Barnard , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2014 8161527 2014 single work biography children's

'Seventy-three thousand convicts were transported to the British penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land in the first half of the nineteenth century. They played a vital role in the building of the settlements, as well as the runningof the newly established colony.

'Simon Barnard’s A–Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land is a rich and compelling account of the lives of the men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania for crimes ranging from stealing bread to poisoning family members. Their sentences, punishments, achievements and suffering make for fascinating reading.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Van Diemen's Land Warriors ; or, The Heroes of Cornwall 'Pindar Juvenal' , Simon Barnard (illustrator), Launceston : Red Neck Comics , 2000 8526932 2000 single work graphic novel

A graphic novel adaptation of the satirical poem by 'Pindar Juvenal', this edition uses only part of the original poem, accompanied by illustrations by Simon Barnard.

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