LINKS
Australian Museum Online
WCMC Data Sheet on LHI
EA Data Sheet
Australian and World Heritage
Marine Protected Areas (EA)WWW.KENTIA.NL
Friends of the Phasmid
lordhoweislandphasmid.com.au
Bureau of Met. Weather Report
Last 72 hours from LHI Airport
Monthly Tidal Calendar
Time on LHI - World Time server
CASE STUDY: LHI Woodhen
Search for LHI Phasmid
Palms of Lord Howe
Lord Howe Island Board
State Records - LHI Board
LHI Waste Minimisation Strategy
Lord Howe Island
1788-1988
A Bicentennial Publication
National Library of Australia
ISBN 0 7316 3090 4
Reprinted with permission.
Files require Adobe Acrobat
Early Settlement (1833-1880)
Transportation and Communication
The Palmseed Industry
Land Tenure
Administration
Scientific Interest
What's happened since 1788
Lord Howe Island - World Heritage Area In 1982 Lord Howe Island was listed as a world heritage area joining the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and Willandra Lakes for this honour. This article goes back some seven million years giving an overview of the island's natural and human history.
History of Lord Howe Island Museum In the mid 1970s, a small group of Island residents led by Jim Dorman formed the Lord Howe Island Historical Society.
The Woodhen that Roared A history of the Island's postal service including the establishment of the LHI Courier Post in 1999 and its battle with Australia Post.
Permanent Park Preserve and Walking tracks To protect the environment on the Island a Permanent Park Preserve was declared in 1981, administered by the Lord Howe Island Board with essentially the same management guidelines as a National Park. Includes Map of Walking Tracks.
Environmental Plans
Revegetation Plan Doc
Provides strategic directions for the future to ensure that resources are allocated to the highest priority projects and that maintenance is undertaken to ensure the future success of these projects.
LHI Weed Plan
Provides a framework for the management of weed species on Lord Howe Island
Dean Hiscox's Phasmid Report
Early report from a Ranger present at Ball's Pyramid when the Phasmids were first discovered.
A Reedbed Installation
A reedbed system was installed in 2004 at a Board-owned residence to provide an improved level of wastewater treatment and on-site reuse of effluent. Read a guide detailing how the reedbed was installed and how it works. The guide will assist Island residents considering wastewater treatment alternatives at their own properties.
