382 - The Frederick Escape: The Ship that Never Was

The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station was known as an inescapable hell on earth, but on the eve of its closure a group of 10 men had an audacious plan to flee not only the penal colony, but the British Empire entirely. This is a wild story, enjoy!

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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.    REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: The Ship That Never Was by Adam Courtenay https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/hindsight/james-porter-and-the-capture-of-the-frederick/3159086#transcript https://realhistory.co/2022/07/27/macquarie-harbour-penal-station/ https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/sarah-isld.html https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Langerrareroune.htm https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/07/macquarie-harbour-penal-station-history/ https://www.strahanvillage.com.au/blog/the-original-people-of-tasmania-s-west-coast https://eprints.utas.edu.au/220/2/02Whole.pdf https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1341438/The-Wonder-Weekly-June-22.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.