AuthorBuddee, Paul, 1913-DescriptionSeveral years after the last convicts had been transported to Australia, a number of political prisoners, convicted of plotting to overthrow British Rule in Ireland, were still imprisoned in the penal settlement on the Swan River. In 1875, the Clan-na-Gael Society commissioned the patriot John Breslin to voyage to Western Australia and attempt to rescue the Fenians. In 1876, the Fenians escaped aboard the whaling ship the CatalpaImprintCamberwell, Vic. : Longmans, 1971Collation176 p. : ill., music ; 21 cm.LanguageEnglishNotesMaps on lining pages Includes historical notes on significant people involved in the incident. pp 158 - 164 Bibliography p. 165 Written with young readers in mindISBN0582714192Dewey ClassJF 823A/BUDPublication FormatBook
Buddee, Paul, 1913-, The escape of the Fenians / Paul Buddee. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/24124
