An uneasy relationship : Norfolk Island and the commonwealth of Australia

The situation of Norfolk Island, as a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, is one of the historical anomalies in governance, which has persisted since 1914. Many of the issues raised in the early years after Federation have a striking immediacy and relevance. Even now they try to maintain their socio-political identity Acknowledgments......Page 10 Contents......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 British Experiments on Norfolk Island 1788-1897......Page 22 The New South Wales Interregnum 1897-1914......Page 40 Profiles of the Four Main Actors......Page 52 The Commonwealth takes Control......Page 74 Murphy’s term as Commonwealth Administrator 1914-1920......Page 106 Murphy and Nobbs: Their Last Hurrahs......Page 138 Imperial, Commonwealth and State Relations......Page 148 Conclusion: Reluctant Governance in a Changing World......Page 164 Appendix 1......Page 176 Appendix 2......Page 179 Appendix 3......Page 180 Appendix 4......Page 183 Appendix 5......Page 185 Appendix 6......Page 187 References......Page 188 Index......Page 192 A Short Biography......Page 196 The struggle of one Norfolk Islander, Charles Chase Robinson Nobbs, against Australian administrative authority, as Norfolk islanders try to maintain their socio-politic identity in the South Pacific This book covers the history of europeans on Norfolk Island, with particular emphasis on the complex story of how the island became a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1914