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4.5.1 Statement of Heritage Significance for the KAVHA site under the Norfolk
Island Heritage Act 2002:

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Heritage Area (KAVHA) is significant for its association with four distinct settlement
periods in one place: the pre-European Polynesian occupation; the First and Second Settlements during the convict
era (1788-1814, 1825-55); and the Pitcairn period (1856 — present), referred to as the Third Settlement.

KAVHA comprises a large group of buildings from the convict era; some modified during the Pitcairn period. The
substantial ruins and standing structures, archaeological sub-surface remains, landform and cultural landscape
elements are significant as an outstanding example of the development of global convict transportation.

KAVHA is significant for its close association with the wreck of the Sirius in 1790.

It is rare for being the site of one of the earliest European settlement of Australia and the Southwest Pacific (1788),
containing areas and individual elements of First Settlement buildings and activities.

KAVHA is the primary site of the Second Settlement period and contains the landform, layout, extensive buildings,
standing structures, archaeological remains and remnant landscape features of the period. It is an outstanding rare
example of a place of secondary punishment for 19th century British convicts.

Since 1856, KAVHA has been the administrative centre for the social, religious and political development of an
Australian island community. It retains rare evidence of this Third Settlement period and contains elements, groups
of elements and continuing uses that illustrate aspects of this significance.

KAVHA is the primary site of the Second Settlement period and contains the landform, layout, extensive buildings,
standing structures, archaeological remains and remnant landscape features of the period.

Itis an outstanding rare example of a place of secondary punishment for 19th century British convicts.

KAVHA is important for its aesthetic qualities, which are valued by the Norfolk Island community and visitors. The
combination of cultural expression, natural forces and their patterns enable a perception and interpretation of the
place as a picturesque and romantic landscape.

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area—Heritage Management Plan, April 2016

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Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

The drama of its landform, sea, and panoramic views creates a picturesque setting enhanced by visual links
integral to the functioning of the First and Second penal settlements.

Whereas, the subsequently undeveloped character and part ruinous configuration contribute to the romantic
landscape, as does the strong streetscape quality of the built elements in Quality Row, Norfolk is first and
foremost a site of continuous and active use as a place of worship, residence, work and of recreation since the
arrival at the Kingston Pier in 1856 of the Pitcairn Islanders, from whom one third of the Island's population