Dick Turpin as Turpin in the 1974 Carry On film "Carry On Dick" and LWT cast Richard O'Sullivan as Turpin in their eponymous series "Dick Turpin". Footnotes Notes Bibliography Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional overnight
Dick Barkinji brass plate and 5 guinies was presented to Dick in September 1861 by Governor of Victoria Henry Barkley. Dick Barkinji Dick of the Barkinji people, also known as "Mountain", was an Australian explorer who was on the Burke and Wills support expedition. Dick was a member of the Barkinji people from the Darling River, who were on good terms with the Europeans. Dick probably came into contact with British settlers who were establishing farms along the Darling River during his youth. He was on the Burke and Wills expedition support expedition from the Murray River to Coopers Creek, in September