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Norfolk Island Foundation Day information


Foundation Day
The Norfolk Island convict settlement today
Observed byNorfolk Island
TypeLocal
SignificanceDate of landing of the first European settlers in 1788
Observancesre-enactment ceremony
Date6 March
Next time6 March 2025 (2025-03-06)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toAustralia Day, Western Australia Day

Foundation Day is an annual public holiday in Norfolk Island commemorating the arrival of the original British settlers on 6 March 1788.[1]

  1. ^ "Key events and dates". Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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