Norfolk Island - The Crankmill

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In 1837 a cranking mechanism, hoppers and grindstones were installed for grinding maize. The equipment was worked by 100 convicts in chains as a form of punishment. In 1844 it was written:<br> <blockquote>"The labour appears to be dreadfully severe; the yells and screams of the unfortunate criminals as they heave at the cumbersome engine almost induces a belief that the spectator is listening to the cries of lost souls."<p></p> </blockquote> </div> <br> <table cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCC99"><a href="javascript:launch('l_crankmill.html',600,402)"><img src="images/sml_crankmill.jpg" width="200" height="134" border="0" alt="The Crankmill"></a></td> <td width="100%"><p class="body">The equipment was to be replaced by a human-powered treadmill, but in 1856 the building was gutted by fire, and the treadmill idea was abandoned.</p></td> </tr> </table> <br><br> </td> <td background="images/content_middlecolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td background="images/content_navcolumn.gif"> <div class="nav"> <p class="navsectionname">Virtual Tour</p> <p> <a href="virtualtour.html" class="navpagelink">Virtual Tour</a><br> <a href="vt_kingston.html" class="navpagelink">Kingston</a><br> <a href="vt_prisoners_barracks.html" class="navpagelink">The Prisoners' Barracks</a><br> <a href="vt_emily_bay.html" class="navpagelink">Emily Bay</a><br> <a href="vt_new_military_barracks.html" class="navpagelink">New Military Barracks</a><br> <span class="navcurrentpage">The Crankmill</span><br> <a href="vt_quality_row.html" class="navpagelink">Quality Row</a><br> <a href="vt_around_the_coast.html" class="navpagelink">Around the Coast</a><br> <a href="vt_old_military_barracks.html" class="navpagelink">Old Military Barracks</a><br> <a href="vt_commissariat_store.html" class="navpagelink">The Commissariat Store</a><br> <a href="vt_beach_store.html" class="navpagelink">The Beach Store</a><br> <a href="vt_new_gaol.html" class="navpagelink">The New Gaol</a><br> <a href="vt_cemetery.html" class="navpagelink">The Cemetery</a><br> <a href="vt_officers_baths.html" class="navpagelink">The Officers' Baths</a><br> <a href="vt_bloody_bridge.html" class="navpagelink">Bloody Bridge</a><br> <a href="vt_st_barnabas_chapel.html" class="navpagelink">St Barnabas Chapel</a><br> </p> <div align="center"> <br><br><br><br>  </div> </div> </td> <td background="images/content_rightcolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr>  <tr valign="top"> <td background="images/content_leftcolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" nowrap> <div align="center"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" border="0"> <tr valign="center"> <td><span class="footer">Copyright © 1996</span></td> <td></td> <td><a href="privacy.html" class="footer">Your Privacy</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td background="images/content_middlecolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td background="images/content_navcolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td background="images/content_rightcolumn.gif"><img src="images/blank.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>

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