City of Palaces (ship)
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
| 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
- "Western Australian Convicts - City of Palaces 1857". Retrieved 17 February 2006.
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