The Ship That Never Was

James Porter was sent to Australia for stealing some fur. Once he got there, he got in trouble for trying to escape lots of times. Adam Courtney wrote a book about this called The Ship That Never Was.

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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!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:28 and ends around 01:58 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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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

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