PRESERVATION SPIRITThe wrecking of one of the first merchant vessels to arrive after the First Fleet led to a remarkable tale of survival on Tasmania's Furneaux Islands

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IT'S EASY TO SPOT a born-and-bred Furneaux Islander. In 30-knot winds locals will walk upright. Visitors, on the other hand, will be bent over, says Aboriginal ranger Cindy Pitchford. "Thirty knots is a breeze on the islands."The Furneaux Group comprises more than 60 islands and rocky islets scattered across eastern Bass Strait thatare routinely blasted by wild winds. They lie in the path of the Roaring Forties - westerly gales that rip around the Earth between the latitudes of 40° and 50° south.