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Port Arthur, Turrakana

Name (Cartographic): Port Arthur, Turrakana
Indigenous place name: Turrakana
Indigenous Language Group: Pydairrerme
Languages Spoken: Palawa kani; English; original languages unknown
Quote: The settlement was deliberately constructed on a narrow isthmus (Eaglehawk Neck) so it was geographically carceral, 'a natural prison.' Guard dogs chained across the isthmus created what was known as the 'Dog Line.
Report.
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA). Changes & Continuations: Managing Cultural Heritage at Port Arthur. PAHSMA, 2018, p. 22.
identifier: GEO-PA
Language: Palawa kani; English; original languages unknown

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