Wild Tasmania Part 3 - Sarah Island #tasmania#sarahisland#convict#penalsettlement#australianhistory
Published 2024-05-04
Departing from the Tasmanian West Coast town of Strahan, we enjoyed a boat trip to Hells Gate and on to Sarah Island, site of the first penal colony in Tasmania. Our excellent guide walked us through the ruins and explained what life was like in this brutal convict settlement.
Escape from Sarah Island was virtually impossible, although many tried (and many died attempting it). The story of the last boat ever built there, that was siezed by a group of convicts and sailed to Chile in South America, was particularly fascinating.
Well worth the effort to go and see for yourself!
All Comments (3)
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Fascinating area... you mentioned the ship hijacked by convicts and that escaped to Chile “the ship that never was” what a story !!!
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You leed an interesting life Frank, we don't get to do this anymore. We used to get to many places, pre Daughter, but now in retirement, we are not that mobile.
