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The 36th Battalion: a record of service of the 36th Battalion with the Third Division in the Pacific

Norfolk Island — Six hundred miles north of Auckland and 1,000 miles north-west of Sydney lies Norfolk Island. Five miles long and three miles wide, intersected by dusty red roads and dotted with clumps of the famous Norfolk pine, it is picturesque beyond any other Pacific Island. It was a convict settlement in the 1840's and the stone ruins at Kingston mark that era of cruelty. In 1856 Norfolk became the new home of the Pitcairn islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers, who live there st…

Norfolk IslandSix hundred miles north of Auckland and 1,000 miles north-west of Sydney lies Norfolk Island. Five miles long and three miles wide, intersected by dusty red roads and dotted with clumps of the famous Norfolk pine, it is picturesque beyond any other Pacific Island. It was a convict settlement in the 1840's and the stone ruins at Kingston mark that era of cruelty. In 1856 Norfolk became the new home of the Pitcairn islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers, who live there still to-day. Discovered by Captain Cook, it is now part of the territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. With a high, irregular coastline which defends it from the sea, Norfolk climbs by hilly roads 'up country' and gather in the centre to the bush-clad peak of Mount Pitt about 1,000 feet high. There is no harbour—landings are made by small boat at Kingston in the south and Cascade in the North. For its healthy climate and beautiful scenery. Norfolk has been called the 'Madeira of the Pacific'

Norfolk Island
Six hundred miles north of Auckland and 1,000 miles north-west of Sydney lies Norfolk Island. Five miles long and three miles wide, intersected by dusty red roads and dotted with clumps of the famous Norfolk pine, it is picturesque beyond any other Pacific Island. It was a convict settlement in the 1840's and the stone ruins at Kingston mark that era of cruelty. In 1856 Norfolk became the new home of the Pitcairn islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers, who live there still to-day. Discovered by Captain Cook, it is now part of the territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. With a high, irregular coastline which defends it from the sea, Norfolk climbs by hilly roads 'up country' and gather in the centre to the bush-clad peak of Mount Pitt about 1,000 feet high. There is no harbour—landings are made by small boat at Kingston in the south and Cascade in the North. For its healthy climate and beautiful scenery. Norfolk has been called the 'Madeira of the Pacific'