John O’Reilly was an Irishman born in 1844 who join the British Army, but was then transported as a convict to Australia, until he later escaped and made his way to America, eventually coming to Boston and becoming of America’s then-largest newspaper which is now the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, The Pilot. It’s a fascinating story that comes from the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Perth, Australia.
From Irish Convict to Boston Catholic Newspaperman
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