Catalpa 150th Anniversery Badge

Size: 28 x 24.69 mm

It was one of the most daring prison escapes in history. Six Irishmen were rescued from Western Australia where they were held in a grim British prison and forced to work as virtual slaves. They were Fenians and it was their comrades in America who sent the ship Catalpa to release them. This badge celebrates the 150th anniversary of the rescue.