Norfolk boobook Norfolk boobook The Norfolk boobook ("Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata"), also known as the Norfolk Island boobook, Norfolk Island owl or Norfolk Island morepork, was a bird in the true owl family endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. It is an extinct subspecies of the morepork ("Ninox novaeseelandiae"). However, although the taxon is extinct, its genes live on in the descendants of the hybrid offspring of the last female bird, which was sighted for the last time in 1996. The Norfolk boobook was very similar in appearance to other subspecies of the
The Australasian Chronicle It engaged in vigorous controversy in defence of Catholic interests. It had several name changes to "The Morning Chronicle", "The Chronicle" and "The Sydney Chronicle". It was eventually superseded by "The Freeman's Journal" which commenced publication on 27 June 1850. The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of New South Wales. The Australasian Chronicle The Australasian Chronicle was a twice-weekly Catholic newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was published in a broadsheet format. It was also published