y separately published work icon The Siege of Pinchgut single work   novel  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1960... 1960 The Siege of Pinchgut
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Four escaped prisoners land on Pinchgut Island, in Sydney Harbour, near the Bridge. In this disused arsenal they defy a police siege by taking the caretaker and his family hostage.

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  • Based on the film of the same name. Jon Cleary (q.v.) and Harry Watt collaborated on the filmscript.

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form y separately published work icon The Siege of Pinchgut Four Desperate Men Jon Cleary , Alexander Baron , ( dir. Harry Watt ) London : Ealing Studios Associated British Picture Corporation , 1959 Z1688153 1959 single work film/TV

A group of escaped convicts seize Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour. The island has working coast artillery guns on it, which the convicts use to threaten Sydney until their demands are met. The authorities are unaware, however, that the convicts cannot access the shells, which are locked away in the fort.
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