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The architect-designed Lord Howe Island Museum opened in 2002 and features a range of fascinating exhibits about the island’s World Heritage-listed environment, its community and history.

Lord Howe Island was discovered by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball, commander of the First Fleet ship Supply in 1788, while en route to Sydney from the penal settlement on Norfolk Island.

Lord Howe Island is administered by the Lord Howe Island Board, a NSW Statutory Authority established under the Lord Howe Island Act in 1953, which gives a high level of self-governance to the community.