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Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
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Catalpa rescue
1876 escape of Irish Fenians from a penal colony in Western Australia
The Catalpa rescue was the escape, on 17–19 April 1876, of six Irish Fenian prisoners from the Convict Establishment, a British penal colony in Western Australia. They were taken on the convict ship Hougoumont to Fremantle, Western Australia, arriving 9 January 1868. In 1869,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fremantle Prison
Former prison in Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, and tunnels. It was initially used…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)