Biographical entry Barnard, James (1809? - 1897)

Summary

James Barnard was Government Printer in Van Diemen's Land (1838-1880) and also a skilled statistician, ethnographer and amateur scientist. He was an original member of the Tasmanian Society (later the Royal Society of Tasmania) and published their journal Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science. Barnard wrote many articles on varied topics including Tasmanian Aboriginals, the growing of beetroot and sugar manufacture, and the acclimatization of esparto grass for paper making.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Morris, J. R., 'Barnard, James (1809?-1897)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 58-59. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010056b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Barnard, James, 'On the technology of a beet sugar factory, for working up the produce of five hundred acres of beet', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 1872, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, 1873, pp. 57-64. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Barnard, James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467162. Details