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In today’s modern world of Netflix, digital downloading and 24-hour television, it’s almost impossible to imagine the impact of cinema on earlier generations. For communities in rural or remote areas, with limited radio and mail services, most entertainment was simple […]
When Kathy and Karl Davies purchased an old island home along Martin’s Road in the early 1990’s, they saw beyond the rotting timbers, the roof that was caving in, and the two acres of garden that had turned into a […]
There really is something about gardeners that non-gardeners envy, but also find inspiring. Perhaps they too could have such beauty surround them and share in some of the deep satisfaction that comes after working in a garden and watching plants […]
With more than 14,000 artefacts, the Norfolk Island Museums exhibit items from all four periods of Norfolk history – Polynesian, First British Settlement, Second British Settlement and the Pitcairn Settlement. Some of the more beautiful artefacts are those that represent […]
When the new settlers from Pitcairn arrived on Norfolk Island in 1856, the family surnames were limited to those of the original mutineers, plus Nobbs, Buffett and Evans who had joined the little Pitcairn community. Within just a few years, […]
It can seem a small victory that every time a Boomerang Bag is used on Norfolk Island, a single-use plastic bag isn’t. But I was reminded after talking with Margaret Kiernan and the other volunteers of the Boomerang Bag project […]
Both Norfolk and Phillip Islands are almost entirely volcanic except the Kingston lowlands and Nepean Island. Following on from the volcanic period, sea levels fell and rose multiple times; extensive reef areas were exposed and eroded. These eroded fragments were […]
Why would one of the world’s most famous and successful authors choose Norfolk Island as her bolt hole? It was a decision pondered by many, as she had the world at her feet and publishers and Hollywood clambering for more […]
The humble banana may be considered one of the Mother Nature’s finest achievements! It is the perfect size to satisfy a temporary hunger pang, and comes in its own organic and biodegradable sealed package. The mother plant is the perfect […]
As you travel on foot or by car around Norfolk Island the evidence of our historic past is clearly on display. From fully restored buildings in World Heritage Listed Kingston to rubble remains in a paddock or back garden, our […]
