12 December 2019

The magic of Norfolk Island

When you watch this video, you'll understand why James Bryan Cullen, Elizabeth Bartlett, and the other settlers on Norfolk Island, didn't want to leave. It must have been heartbreaking when the British Government closed the settlement and sent them all to Van Diemen's Land to start again.


https://youtu.be/KYNz-cKiIZQ

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