Henri Rochefort and his Companions in Australia

Author: KENNETH R. DUTTON
Explorations No 32 (Jun 2002): 3-39
https://doi.org/10.62586/IMXR8714

Professor Dutton’s study details the short but notable trip made by Henri Rochefort and his companions to Newcastle and Sydney and their reception there in March and April 1874 after their escape from New Caledonia, where they had been held as political detainees for their participation in the Paris Commune.

Keywords: Henri Rochefort, Paris Commune, Newcastle, New Caledonia, French convicts, 1874