Native Headhunters Turn Torres Strait into a Fearsome Route πŸ›₯️

In the 1800s, native headhunters made the Torres Strait a dangerous passage for ships navigating the Great Barrier Reef.

Native Headhunters Turn Torres Strait into a Fearsome Route πŸ›₯️
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Native Headhunters Turn Torres Strait into a Fearsome Route πŸ›₯️

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In the 1800s, ships from Australia to England had to pass through the formidable Great Barrier Reef and the Torres Strait. Uncharted coral reefs meant shipwrecks were frequent, and those castaways in small boats had to run a terrifying gauntlet of headhunters in the Torres Strait.

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