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Article: FANTASY ISLAND ; Tom Adair visits Cockatoo Island in stunning Sydney Harbour as it opens up to the public
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- April 4, 2009
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For several years it lay abandoned, a ghostly presence in the
heart of Sydney Harbour, accessible only to those determined to
reach it by boat. Now Cockatoo Island has become a waterfront
campsite in the middle of a city on one of the world's most
beautiful harbours.
Captain Thunderbolt, the bush ranger, made his escape from the
island's confines in 1863, swimming to freedom through the swift
currents of the Parramatta River.
Swarms of children zig-zag between the ranks of tents. They have
come to sleep beneath the stars, along with their families, who are
already tossing sausages on the barbie, enjoying the latest getaway
craze: the Cockatoo Island camping experience. I have joined them, ...