Story: Private Tours of The Museums
Episode: 2
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 12 June 2021

Trevor explores the Island's four museums to learn about its rich history and view unique collections of artifacts from several different periods.

• The Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area on Norfolk Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Listed Site.
• The island has four museums located at the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Site.
• The HMS Sirius Museum is dedicated to the flagship of the first fleet, which wrecked in the seas around Norfolk Island.
• The artifacts found at this museum include a one-tonne anchor, carronades, cannonballs and delicate pieces from the Officer’s Quarters.
• The Pier Store displays artefacts from the decedents of the Bounty mutineers and tells the story of the 1789 mutiny, the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the re-settlement on Norfolk Island.
• The Pier Store was originally known as The Beach Store and was built in 1825 as a Commissariat (a government or Military store).
• No. 10 Quality Row is located on Quality Row beside the Old Military Barracks, which was built in 1844 at the height of the brutal Second Settlement.
• It has been restored to the period of its first inhabitant Thomas Seller, Foreman of the Works and opened to the public as a house museum.

For more information:
https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/