Bruce Baskerville

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Bound for the Norfolk Plains: A lost world in the south

The name ‘Norfolk’ is a prominent feature of the Tasmanian landscape. Norfolk Bay in the…

Kingston’s Old Town: Outpost to World Heritage

Huddled around the pier, where winding lanes lead away between crooked buildings, out across the…

Kingston Under the Ground: The town beneath the grass

Kingston Under the Ground: Some glimpses of the town beneath the grass The Kingston we…

The Seven Bridges of Kingston

Bloody Bridge, Bounty Street Bridge, Pier Street Bridge, Canal Bridge, New Bridge, Old Bay Street…

The Libraries of Kingston: An untold story

February 2011 saw the opening to the public of the new Kingston & Arthur’s Vale…

The Kingston Pier

In March 1788 a small party of convicts and marines under Lt Phillip Gidley King was…

Government House: A Living National Treasure

Government House is situated on Dove’s Plot in the centre of Norfolk Island’s historic capital Kingston,…

Kingston: One of the South Pacific’s oldest Colonial towns

Huddled around the pier, where winding lanes lead away between crooked buildings, out across the…

Lone Pine: The tree of memories

One of Norfolk’s celebrity pines, Lone Pine is a venerable Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)…

Kingston and Arthur’s Vale: Convict Outpost to World Heritage

The Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area, or KAVHA for short, is the oldest settled…