Colonial era cemetery of Norfolk Island

Dalkin, R. Nixon.  1985,  Colonial era cemetery of Norfolk Island / R. Nixon Dalkin  Pacific Publications Sydney

Norfolk Island deaths

Dunn, Cathy.  2012,  Norfolk island deaths [electronic resource] : 1st settlement 1788 - 1814 / Cathy Dunn

How to access Norfolk Island cemetery and burial records online and in the Library.

Background

Norfolk Island has one cemetery, located at Kingston, on the shores of the aptly named Cemetery Bay. Burials have taken place here from the period of the first settlement to the present day.

Currently, funeral services are carried out by the Norfolk Island Hospital as there are no commercial funeral parlours. There are also no crematorium facilities. If a person dies on Norfolk Island it is not necessarily the case that they will be interred on the Island as their remains may be transported to another locality for cremation or burial.

Under the Public Reserves (Amendment) Act 2009, a sexton may be appointed by the Island's Administrator to be "...responsible for the day to day management and control of the cemetery and has such duties as may be determined by law or the terms of appointment."

CD-ROMs in the Library

Cemetery Norfolk Island September 1961

Australian News and Information Bureau.  1961,  Cemetery, Norfolk Island, September 1961, (2) [picture]

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Norfolk Island Rev. Fulton baptisms, burials and marriages 1801 - 1806

Dunn, Cathy. & McCoy, Liz.  2014,  Norfolk Island Rev. Fulton baptisms, burials and marriages 1801 - 1806 / Cathy Dunn, author, photographer ; Liz McCoy, photographer  Mrs Cathy Dunn Milton, N.S.W.

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Cultural Notification

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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