The Catalpa Escape Podcast Series – Episode 11

Regular listeners of Episodes 1-10 will know that the escape moment has nearly arrived. In this episode, Episode 11, we arrive at the pointy end of the great escape story. In Episode 10 we heard that the alarm seemed to have been raised on the escape. The mounted soldiers were on the beach at Rockingham shadowing the escaping whaleboat fully laden with a boatload of 16 men, including the 6 escaping Military Fenians. What will happen next? After all this time, will the story have a Hollywood ending, or a tragic Colonial one? Fingers crossed. We wish them all the luck of the Irish!

You can read the original article for this episode on FSN here, where you will find a helpful photograph (courtesy of Fremantle and fellow Catalpa historian, Mike Lefroy) of a typical late 19th century whaleboat now to be found in the Maritime Museum, Fremantle.

And in case you missed the earlier episodes, here they are –

Episode 1:  here’s Episode 1

Episode 2:  here’s Episode 2

Episode 3: here’s Episode 3

Episode 4: here’s Episode 4

Episode 5: here’s Episode 5

Episode 6: here’s Episode 6

Episode 7: here’s Episode 7

Episode 8: here’s Episode 8

Episode 9: here’s Episode 9

Episode 10: here's Episode 10