Eaglehawk Neck ~ Tasmania
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Uploaded by 1jimmycrusher on Oct 15, 2010
Eaglehawk Neck & It's Convict Past
South Eastern Tasmania
Narrow isthmus of land near some of Tasmania's most dramatic coastline.
'At Eaglehawk Neck there were constant patrols day and night. Dogs were kept on platforms near the main beach to alert the sentinels who, with semaphores, were stationed along the peninsula, and eleven dogs were chained at the narrowest section to form a barrier.
'Attempts were made by desperate convicts to avoid the hounds at Eaglehawk by swimming through the surf and dodging through the sandhills. Those few who successfully ran the gauntlet of dogs and sentries mostly perished in the jungle-like forest of the mountains.
Coming down out of the hills above Eaglehawk Neck, and stopping at the viewing points beside the road which offer dramatic views across Eaglehawk and Pirate's Bays, it is worth remembering that this was one of the most effective natural prison gates ever invented. For the convicts of Port Arthur, Eaglehawk Neck was as dangerous and as difficult to cross as the water's from Devil's Island or Alcatraz.
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Brilliant, thanks for the upload!
ZeddZar 1 year ago