norfolkisland

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Brilliant ! Good to know it is still there. And has grown a chimney.

THE BUILDING The Pier Store was originally known as The Beach Store and was built in 1825 as a Commissariat (a Government or Military store). Located at the end of Kingston Pier, it was the most efficient and suitable place to unload goods to. After a tsunami hit the building in 1834 it was converted to a mill where corn was ground by use of hand-mills. In 1841 the upper storey became a guard-room and the lower continued to be used as a store. After the arrival of the Pitcairners in 1856 the lower floor became a customs shed and the upper storey was also used as a coffin room. A complete renovation of the building began in 1977 and it was then used as a store for lighterage gear, old crankmill machinery and pallets of beer. In 1988 the building became available for use by the Norfolk Island Museum.

From - norfolkislandmuseum.com.au/exhibitions/pier-store/

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Ha ha!

This is actually the New Gaol, built between 1836 and 1847 during the 2nd Settlement of Norfolk Island. The buildings in front are the Civil Hospital-Surgeons Quarters and the tall building at the back was the Prisoners Barracks.

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163330923 - I suspect this pic was used for the sketch that appeared in the Sydney Mail on 23rd June, 1894...see sketch titled 'The Gaol, from Flagstaff Hill.'

Please explain the connection to my image. Unfortunately my internet is so abysmally slow the links above won't currently load. Thanks

Thanks just got to be able to view those links. OK so you are suggesting the image above is incorrectly titled and should be Norfolk Island Civil Hospital. I cannot recall the buildings or lay of the land well enough to be able to confirm your thoughts.

Just had a look through those State Library Pics. The Norfolk Island Pine boulevard in one of the pics could also suggest Norfolk Island. It existed before the US Military removed them to construct an airport during WWll. There is also another pic of cliffs which appears to be Cascade Bay where the whaling station was.

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Bingo! The Civil Hospital it is, or was. See the "c.1900" SLNSW (!) photo on the first page of this report. Mr Macpherson was standing bottom left corner and the one/two-chimney house is on the right. Pyramid roof is there. See also what they found in the privy ! - www.ashadocs.org/aha/19/19_04_Starr.pdf Edit - Here is the image in the SLNSW - archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110197963 - not as clear as the link above.