The dramatic escape of Fenian John Boyle O'Reilly / Liam Barry
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AuthorBarry, LiamDescriptionBiography of John Boyle O'Reilly, and the story of his escape from the penal colony in Western Australia : Birthplace -- Childhood and youth -- Enlists "10th Hussars" -- Detention, arrest and sentence -- Solitary confinement -- Autobiographical sketch -- Pentonville, Millbank, Chatham, Dartmoor Prisons -- Three bold attempts to escape -- Realities of prison life -- 62 Fenian prisoners -- "Wild Goose" -- Fenian newspaper -- Prison life in Australia -- O'Reilly transferred from Fremantle to Bunbury -- Cruel punishment for a technical offense -- Daring plan to escape -- Free at last under the American flagImprintAustralind, W.A. : C.F.N. Publications, 1992Collationviii, 120 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.LanguageEnglishNotesIncludes bibliographical references.ISBN0646094297Dewey ClassB/OREPublication FormatBook
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Barry, Liam, The dramatic escape of Fenian John Boyle O'Reilly / Liam Barry. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 15/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/23394
