This is the story of six Fenian prisoners who had been transported to Australia as convicts arriving in 1868.  While they toiled away, their mates in America devised a cunning plan to rescue them.  In 1876 they executed one of the most daring prison breaks in Australian history. 

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SOURCES

1876 'FREMANTLE—PORT TOPICS.', The Western Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1874 - 1879), 21 April, p. 2. , viewed 29 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2975872

1876 'DARING ESCAPE OF SIX FENIAN PRISONERS.', The Herald (Fremantle, WA : 1867 - 1886), 22 April, p. 3. , viewed 29 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article109902454

1876 'ESCAPE OF FENIANS FROM SWAN HILL.', The Burrangong Argus (NSW : 1865 - 1913), 14 June, p. 2. , viewed 25 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247273673

1876 '(To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)', The Protestant Standard (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1895), 8 July, p. 2. , viewed 07 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207785686

1876 'EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.', The Colac Herald (Vic. : 1875 - 1918), 5 September, p. 3. , viewed 25 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91999619

1886 'THE END OF AN EXILE.', Globe (Sydney, NSW : 1885 - 1886), 19 May, p. 8. (FIRST EDITION and EVENING), viewed 07 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102562460

1897 ‘THE CATALPA EXPEDITION.’, New Bedford, Mass. : G. S. Anthony, Pease, Zeph. W. , viewed 16 Aug 2021, https://archive.org/details/catalpaexpeditio00peas/page/52/mode/2up

THANK YOU

Special thanks to Sue Reed and Mark Blakey.

Music by Ahjay Stelino