 The clubhouse of the Norfolk Island golf club is in an old convict-built military barracks (above); A sign in Norfolk Island dialect greets arriving visitors at the airport (right) |
 The first murder since 1855 propelled tiny Norfolk Island into the world spotlight recently. The murder itself was solved five years after its perpetration, with the conviction in 2007 of a local Norfolk Island resident.
Usually, all that Norfolk Islanders have to deal with is issues such as the proposed introduction of mobile telephones (Fortunately, the proposal was defeated at a referendum.)
Now, the islanders (who still speak a unique dialect - a mixture of Tahitian and Old English) want to move on, and continue welcoming visitors to their blessed shores.
A former penal colony and home to descendants of the infamous Mutiny on the Bounty, Norfolk Island is like no other place on earth.
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