“The Devil’s Island,” the French penal settlement to which criminals and political offenders are deported. Some sensational escapes from this island prison have been reported, but to the majority it is an isle of misery and death. Some of the experiences of one or two men who escaped were recently related in the “New Zealand Times.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 11
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56“The Devil’s Island,” the French penal settlement to which criminals and political offenders are deported. Some sensational escapes from this island prison have been reported, but to the majority it is an isle of misery and death. Some of the experiences of one or two men who escaped were recently related in the “New Zealand Times.” New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 11
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