Norfolk Island
From 1788 to 1814 Norfolk Island existed as an extension of the penal settlement in New South Wales. In 1825 the island was reoccupied as a place of banishment for the worst re-offenders. In 1856 the British Government resettled the Pitcairn Islanders at Norfolk.
This webinar looks at records in the State Archives Collection relating to the life and times of the people who lived on the island in these early days.
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