City of Palaces (ship)

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City of Palaces was a convict ship that transported four convicts from Singapore to Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1857. It arrived in Fremantle on 8 August 1857. The four convicts were all soldiers and sailors who had been convicted by court-martial in India, and sentenced to transportation. Other than the four convicts, there were no passengers on board.

List of convicts on the City of Palaces[edit]

Name Date of birth Trial place Trial date Crime Sentence
Thomas Cullen 1841 Bombay 2 September 1856 Striking a sergeant 14 years
John McCartney 1829 Karachi 26 April 1856 Assault and rape Life, commuted to 7 years
Moses McConnell 1834 Poonah 22 November 1856 Throwing his cap at a lieutenant colonel 7 years
John Nash 1831 Bombay 7 August 1856 Insubordination and mutinous conduct 14 years

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References[edit]

  • "Western Australian Convicts – City of Palaces 1857". Retrieved 17 February 2006.