Sorry Charles, Norfolk Island was the penal colony was set up, not Lord Howe
Island. From Wikipedia page on the island - "Lord Howe Island was discovered
on 17 February 1788 by HMS Supply, commanded by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird
Ball, RN, who was on his way from Botany Bay to Norfolk Island with convicts
to start a penal settlement there."

Cheers,

Avsec

"charles manoras" abcd@wxyz wrote in message
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"Jim" wrote


Any idea where this might be?

Lord Howe Island, off the east coast of Australia.

Somewhere I'd like to be.

Now it's OK, I suppose.

During the 19th century however it used a penal colony. :-(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Howe_Island