A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 2 October 2008 Owen Edward John Walsh, who had served as Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island since 2007, upgraded to official Administrator. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #ni #nfk #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 29 September 1844 Norfolk Island was transferred from New South Wales to Van Diemen's Land. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #ni #nfk #auspol #auspolitics #nswpol #nswpolitics #vdl #vandiemensland #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 29 September 1803 John Bowen took office as Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island, in the absence of Joseph Foveaux. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #ni #nfk #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 28 September 2000 Roger Bede Nott died at the age of 91 in Dunedoo, New South Wales. He served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1961 to 1964, and as Administrator of Norfolk Island from 1964 to 1966. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #norfolkisland #nfk #ni #auspol #nswpol

#OnThisDay 24 September 1939 Anthony John "Tony" Messner was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He served as Administrator of Norfolk Island from 1997 to 2003. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #ni #nfk #auspol #auspolitics #sa #southaustralia #victoria #politics

#OnThisDay 23 September 1961 Frederick William McConaghy took office as Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island, in the absence of Reginald Sylvester Leydin. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #ni #nfk #auspol #auspolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 5 September 1979 William Peter Coleman took office as Administrator of Norfolk Island, succeeding Desmond Vincent O'Leary, who retired the day before. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #nfk #ni #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 3 September 1808 Philip Gidley King died at the age of 50 in London, England. He served as the inaugural Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island from 1788 to 1790, and 1791 to 1800, and as the 3rd Governor of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806. #OTD #history #nfk #ni #norfolkisland #auspol