# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An afternoon with Jim Ryan, Great Grandson of Captain Anthony of the whaling ship Catalpa
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In 1876 one of the most daring prison escapes in Australia’s history occurred in Western Australia when six Irish political prisoners (Fenians) escaped from Fremantle Prison and sailed to America on the whaling ship Catalpa.
Mr. Jim Ryan, a direct descendant of Captain George Anthony, is on a goodwill visit from New Bedford, Massachusetts to WA to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Catalpa Rescue, and to give a series of lectures on his great-grand father’s involvement in the famous rescue. His lectures will include personal family photographs, artefacts, and storylines passed down through generations.
Mr. Ryan, who visited Bunbury in 2018 to present Bunbury Museum + Heritage Centre with a model of Catalpa, will again visit Bunbury to give one of his lectures.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bunbury/an-afternoon-with-jim-ryan-great-grandson-of-captain-anthony-of-the-whaling-ship-catalpa/200029805218932
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bunbury
- **state**: WA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre
- **lat**: -33.32641
- **long**: 115.63947
- **full address**: Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre, 1 Arthur Street,Bunbury,WA,Australia

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An afternoon with Jim Ryan, Great Grandson of Captain Anthony of the whaling ship Catalpa being held?
  - **A:** An afternoon with Jim Ryan, Great Grandson of Captain Anthony of the whaling ship Catalpa takes place on Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre, 1 Arthur Street,Bunbury,WA,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An afternoon with Jim Ryan, Great Grandson of Captain Anthony of the whaling ship Catalpa?
  - **A:** An afternoon with Jim Ryan, Great Grandson of Captain Anthony of the whaling ship Catalpa is organized by Southwest Irish Community Group.

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