OIL FOR PITCAIRN ISLAND.—Few ships call at the island, which lies half-way between New Zealand and South America. The tanker British Curlew (15,000 tons) is shown anchored a quarter of a mile off shore, as there is no harbour. The 1600 tons of deck cargo (drums of oil and oil products) had to be ferried ashore in the island rowing boats. Of two square miles, the island is inhabited for the most part by descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty, who took possession in 1790, .married women they had brought with them from Tahiti, and decided to stay. They lived off the sparse natural resources of the island until 1814, when they were discovered by a passing boat.

Press, Volume C, Issue 29625, 22 September 1961, Page 14

OIL FOR PITCAIRN ISLAND.—Few ships call at the island, which lies half-way between New Zealand and South America. The tanker British Curlew (15,000 tons) is shown anchored a quarter of a mile off shore, as there is no harbour. The 1600 tons of deck cargo (drums of oil and oil products) had to be ferried ashore in the island rowing boats. Of two square miles, the island is inhabited for the most part by descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty, who took possession in 1790, .married women they had brought with them from Tahiti, and decided to stay. They lived off the sparse natural resources of the island until 1814, when they were discovered by a passing boat.