Goat Island
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Northeast of Balmain, Goat Island was one of Bennelong’s (see Sydney Opera House) favourite picnic spots. In the 1830s it was used as a gunpowder magazine and convict barracks. One prisoner, Charles “Bony” Anderson, tried numerous times to escape, receiving 1,200 lashes for his troubles. He was chained to a sandstone “couch” for two years. The island later became a base for the Water Police and Fire Brigade, and in 1925 shipyards were built on its western side. In the 1990s it was the film set for the TV series Water Rats . Boasting fantastic views of Sydney Harbour, the island and its tours are both managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (see Sydney Harbour National Park).
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