<strong>Escape from Australia:</strong> The redeveloped <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmuseum.wa.gov.au%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">WA Museum Boola Bardip</a> includes an exhibit on the story of the Catalpa, named for the ship six Irish prisoners escaped Australia on in 1876. The display includes a painting of the vessel, pictured.
Escape from Australia: The redeveloped WA Museum Boola Bardip includes an exhibit on the story of the Catalpa, named for the ship six Irish prisoners escaped Australia on in 1876. The display includes a painting of the vessel, pictured.
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<strong>WA Museum Boola Bardip: </strong>The museum reopened on November 21, 2020, following four years of redevelopment. Featuring eight new galleries, it's located on the same site it's occupied since 1891, when it opened as a geological museum in the Old Perth Gaol.
WA Museum Boola Bardip: The museum reopened on November 21, 2020, following four years of redevelopment. Featuring eight new galleries, it's located on the same site it's occupied since 1891, when it opened as a geological museum in the Old Perth Gaol.
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<strong>Fremantle Prison: </strong>View of the main cell block and parade ground at Fremantle Prison, where the six Irish men were imprisoned before their escape. Today, the prison offers guided tours.
Fremantle Prison: View of the main cell block and parade ground at Fremantle Prison, where the six Irish men were imprisoned before their escape. Today, the prison offers guided tours.
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<strong>Catalpa Memorial:</strong> Located at the site of the shore the prisoners escaped from in Perth, the Catalpa Memorial was erected in 2006.
Catalpa Memorial: Located at the site of the shore the prisoners escaped from in Perth, the Catalpa Memorial was erected in 2006.
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<strong>Wild Geese: </strong>The statue features a frozen flock of wild geese, the name given to Irish soldiers who served in foreign armies in the 17th and 18th centuries. It later became a common term for the millions of Irish migrants scattered across the globe.
Wild Geese: The statue features a frozen flock of wild geese, the name given to Irish soldiers who served in foreign armies in the 17th and 18th centuries. It later became a common term for the millions of Irish migrants scattered across the globe.
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<strong>Remembering the six:</strong> Engraved into the base of the stone statue are images of the six men rescued by the Catalpa ship -- James Wilson, Martin Hogan, Robert Cranston, Thomas Darragh, Michael Harrington and Thomas Hassett. <br />
Remembering the six: Engraved into the base of the stone statue are images of the six men rescued by the Catalpa ship -- James Wilson, Martin Hogan, Robert Cranston, Thomas Darragh, Michael Harrington and Thomas Hassett.
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