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from flowers
gathered from private gardens. Flax is woven into hats and baskets.

From the beginning, the Pitcairn customs of sharing were evident in their new settlement on Norfolk
Island. Examples include the establishment of a common store for their food and the designation of
common grazing lands at the KAVHA site and elsewhere on the Island, indicating the community's

continued sharing of resources as an important cultural tradition.° The free-roaming chickens and cattle
appear to be an expression of this custom.

As well as community celebrations and events, Kingston and Arthur's Vale are a significant focus for
family and leisure activities. Swimming, surfing and fishing were activities that Pitcairners enjoyed on
Pitcairn, and these activities continued on Norfolk Island. Local families would holiday at Kingston, renting
space in one of the buildings or camping at Emily Bay, with swimming there a continuing tradition.'° Many

other activities are also enjoyed at Kingston; it is a place for picnics, walking, playing golf or other sports,
or just relaxing. Over the years, Kingston has also been home for many families and witnessed
innumerable social gatherings. The convict era buildings have been used for schooling, court and
government administration. The church established there in 1874 continues to be used as a place of
worship today, with the Pitcairn hymns and Norf'k language used.

8 Pilhi is a savoury banana slice made with green or ripe bananas, salt and flour; and mudda is green banana dumplings cooked in coconut milk.
9 NSW Dept of Commerce 2007: 249-260.
10 NSW Dept of Commerce 2007: 270, 261.

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area—Heritage Management Plan, April 2016
Authorised Version F2016L01891 registered 09/12/2016

Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

The sea provided the main communication and trading route for Norfolk Island prior to the construction of
the airport. Maritime skills, used in the past in whaling and the unloading of ships using wooden lighters,
were vital and remain highly regarded.

The method of loading and unloading and the skills involved are rooted in seafaring traditions and techniques handed
down from the Bounty sailors, used on Pitcairn Island and reinforced on Norfolk by unloading facilities of the penal
colony and by the American whalers. 11

Norfolk Island's relative isolation, its bio-geography and cultural landscape are also integral to aspects of
its culture. The Norfolk Island pine has been adopted as a symbol of the Island since the earliest colonial
settlement, and today this tree graces the Norfolk Island flag. Memorial plantings using the Norfolk Island
pine occur across the Island and within the KAVHA site, illustrating its symbolic importance to Norfolk
Islanders." The hundred pines planted along Watermill Valley commemorate Aunt Jemima's 100"
birthday; this is