He soon managed to break out, and made his escape by swimming eight kilometres across Darwin Harbour to the then-remote Cox Peninsula.
hiː sˈuːn mˈænɪdʒd tə bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt, ænd mˌeɪd hɪz ɛskˈeɪp baɪ swˈɪmɪŋ ˈeɪt kˈɪləmˌiːɾɚz əkɹˌɑːs dˈɑːɹwɪn hˈɑːɹbɚ tə ðə ðˈɛnɹᵻmˈoʊt kˈɑːks pənˈɪnsjʊlə.