Fort Denison
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This small island was once named “Pinchgut” due to the meagre rations doled out to its recidivist convicts. The body of a criminal, Francis Morgan, who was executed in 1796, was left to rot out on the gallows for three years as a warning to new convicts who sailed past the island upon their arrival.
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NPWS Information Centre: Cadmans Cottage, 110 George St, The Rocks 9247 5033 Open 9:30am–4:30pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4:30pm Sat–Sun
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