Most materials preserved on this site are uploaded as ‘posts’, and are discoverable by entering a keyword into the box on the Search page or typing a keyword into the search box below:
Some items/posts are assigned to a specific ‘page’ reflecting their format or their subject matter. Those items can be discovered by browsing the relevant page as well as by keyword. If not assigned to a specific ‘page’, they are assigned to the catch-all page ‘General History Library‘.
File names ending in “-s.pdf” or “-searchable.pdf” have been processed to render them searchable. File names ending in “-comp.pdf” have been compressed with some loss of resolution. If resolution matters, contact the Society to gain access to the archived original.
Most items appear in the General History Library. Historical records occur in a range of formats, and some have their own dedicated page, such as:
Physical (“hard copy”) materials are to be stored at the Knowledge and Learning Centre, 70 Taylors Rd.
Most items appear in the General History Library. Some specific subjects however have their own dedicated page, for example:
For links to other sites with Norfolk-relevant materials, click on this link to access a landing page.
For Tahitian music, classified as a contemporary art form, see Heiva Te Tupuna Vahine Bounty.
For materials about contemporary Norf’k and the work of the Council of Elders’ Language Commission, see the website of the Knowledge and Learning Centre.
This site is backed up continuously by the hosting company (HostPapa). The Society backs up all of the site, including the embedded files, periodically onto an external drive.
Under international and Australian law, copyright in any original creative work vests automatically in the creator (author, poet, musician, film-maker et cetera). Registration with an official bureau is not required. Insertion of the copyright symbol © is not required: this is simply a prompt to consider copyright.
Under Australian law, copyright survives beyond the death of the creator and commonly transfers to that person’s heirs. The creator is entitled to place such conditions as they wish on publication. Check each item for a copyright statement.
All original text on this website created by the Norfolk Island Historical Society is copyright to the Society but is released publicly under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0, meaning that it may be reproduced free of charge for private or non-profit purposes, so long as the origin is acknowledged. The Society’s approval is required for commercial use or alteration.
Nowadays, most government material is released publicly under a Creative Commons designation, which specify conditions applying to re-use. There are several categories of Creative Commons. If there is no copyright statement, assume that a CC-BY-NC-ND applies.
It is possible for material to be stored on this website for safe-keeping but “locked” away from public view unless or until authorised by the creator or their family.