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O'Farrell in Darlinghurst 1868

O'Farrell in Darlinghurst 1868

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Francis Charles Needham (Viscount) Newry

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Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868

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O'Farrell, Henry James

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Newry, Francis Charles Needham (Viscount)

National Library of Australia

Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868

In 1868, Henry O'Farrell tried to shoot the visiting Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria. Although the prince was only slightly wounded, the event set off a rash of anti-Irish feeling in Sydney, and O'Farrell was hanged in record time. Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is a reminder of the event.

Crime

Irish

Political crimes and offenses

Prisoners

O'Farrell, Henry James

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Irish republican who shot and wounded the Duke of Edinburgh and was hanged for attempted murder.

Darlinghurst

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Inner suburb to the east of the city which has been home to both gentry and underclass. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is now the National Art School.

Darlinghurst Gaol

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Sydney's main gaol from its opening in 1841, later used as an internment camp, technical college and art school.

Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868

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Crime committed by Henry O'Farrell on 12 March 1868, when he shot and injured the visiting prince at the Clontarf picnic grounds during a function.