AuthorKinsella, John, 1963-; Lucy, NiallDescriptionAUSTRALASIAN & PACIFIC HISTORY. AUSTRALIAN. Moondyne Joe was colonial Australia's ultimate escape artist. His daring and repeated breakouts drove the Governor to build him a special cell. And when Moondyne Joe escaped again, he drove the Governor mad. Moondyne Joe himself died a pauper in Fremantle Lunatic Asylum but not before he gained notoriety as a lawbreaker, the husband of a brothel madam, a bushman who befriended local Indigenous people, and as a folk hero who championed the underdog. Written by John Kinsella, one of Australia's best known poets, and Niall Lucy, a caustic and irreverent social commentator, this book is an anarchic and playful examination of an elusive man and the harsh convict system he resisted.ImprintNorth Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2012.Collation265 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., map ; 23 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published2012NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN9781921888526 (pbk)Dewey Class821A[W]/KINPublication FormatBook
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Kinsella, John, 1963-; Lucy, Niall, The ballad of Moondyne Joe. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/22471
