Norfolk
Island, is a tiny Australian island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Foundation
Day is a public holiday in Norfolk Island commemorating the arrival of the
original British settlers on 6 March 1788.
On the
aforementioned day, Lieutenant Philip Gidley King arrived with the first
settlers - a party of 15 convicts, 9 males, 6 females and 7 free men, to take
control of Norfolk Island so the Island didn't fall into the hands of French
who were also interested in the South Pacific.
Each year
on Foundation Day, local residents gather at the beach in Kingston and re-enact
the arrival of the First Fleeters. They put on costumes to dress up as British
sailors and row boats.
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