| Event Details | |
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| Start: | 2026-03-27 10:00:00 AM |
| End: | 2026-03-27 03:30:00 PM |
| Location: | Buffalo Club |
| Organiser: | Fenians, Fremantle, & Freedom |
History Symposium Hosted by Fenians, Fremantle, & Freedom at the Fremantle Buffalo Club, Notre Dame Australia, and Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies.
The Catalpa Escape is a transnational history.
It brought together Irish communities from across the world to facilitate the liberation of Fenian political prisoners in the colonial Southwest of Australia. But they were not the only Irish people to find themselves in Western Australia.
Join us at the Fremantle Buffalo Club as we delve into the transnational history of the Irish diaspora, featuring Keynote speaker Professor Jane Lydon, author of Anti-slavery and Australia: No Slavery in a Free Land?
- Limina Panel Discussion on recent Southwest Australian Irish history research.
- Presentation by Catalpa descendant James Ryan.
- Display of historical artefacts and documents, assembled by the History Buffs.
- Lunch provided and Guinness available on tap.
Note - this event is held upstairs at the Fremantle Buffalo Club and access is via staircase only.
Doors open at 10.30 am for 11am start.
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Schedule:
| 11:00am | Daniel Elias |
| 11:10am | Prof. Jane Lydon |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Limina Journal Panel Discussion (Mike, Caroline, and Peter + more) |
| 2:20pm | Afternoon tea/Guinness break |
| 2:40pm | Jim Ryan |
| 3:30pm | Finish/Irish Stew |