General History Library
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- Sequential occupations and sources of information about them - Geographer Ian Bowie visited the Island in December 2024 and has allowed the Society to re-publish some of his reflections on the Island's history. The… continue reading...
- Photopress International - Photopress International was established on Norfolk Island in 1973 by Gary Robertson. It was originally a print shop running AB Dick jobbing printers and was… continue reading...
- ‘Flash’ language - A New and Comprehensive Vocabulary of the Flash Language by James Hardy Vaux 1812. Newcastle, NSW. His motive is clear in his dedication: "Permit me,… continue reading...
- King Charles III in the making - Prince Charles at school in Melbourne with his Norfolk Island bodyguard Howard Farnsworth. Englishman Farnsworth lived on Norfolk Island in the 1950-60s and was the… continue reading...
- William Paterson - The issue of the Australian Garden History magazine, vol. 17(1) of July/August 2005 carried an article by Nina Crone about William Paterson, amateur colonial botanist,… continue reading...
- Maintaining the Underwater Cable off Norfolk Island - This article about the ANZCAN cable was published in the November 1992 issue of Pulse, the house magazine of the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation… continue reading...
- Captain Quintal and Howard Farnsworth - ‘Captain Quintal Drive’ heads around the southern arm of the Island’s aerodrome. It was named after Fletcher Evelyn Quintal, a Boer War and WWI veteran… continue reading...
- Hunter’s journal - Hunter, John. 1793. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. London: John Stockdale. University of Sydney e-collection. 395pp. Annotation. continue reading...
