An old register forges new relations on Norfolk Island

After the infamous mutiny on the Bounty the mutineers settled on remote Pitcairn Island. The Pitcairn Island Register is the original record of births, deaths, and marriages from the Bounty and it also records their fate. It dates back to 1790 and has, until now, been kept in the National Maritime Museum in London. Their descendants, now living on Norfolk Island, crowdfunded to have it returned and the Museum agreed their museum could have it on a three year loan. The register doesn't throw much light on what happened to the Tahitian women on the island, but one of their descendants has been discovering their stories via the cloth they weaved from bark. Guests: Helen Mears, Head of Curatorship & Research at Royal Museums Greenwich; plus Dr Pauline Reynolds, Chair, Norfolk Island Museums Trust and descendant of the original Pitcairn inhabitants Producer: Catherine Zengerer

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An old register forges new relations on Norfolk Island is an episode from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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This episode was published on May 5, 2026.

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