Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay: Norfolk Island

NORFOLK ISLAND - JANUARY 16: Claudia Yelavich, at the site of the original hospital built in the 1800's holds the Queen's Baton during the Norfolk Island leg of the Melbourne 2006 Commonweath Games Queen's Baton Relay January 16, 2006. Convicts arrived on the island from 1788 to 1855 and were followed by descendants of the ?Bounty? mutineers who landed 150 years ago on June 8, 1856. The Baton arrives in Australia on January 24, 2006. Upon its arrival some 3,500 relay runners will carry the baton across Australia in the final 50 days of its epic 180,000 kilometre journey from Buckingham Palace, London to the opening ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. (Photo by prpix.com.au via Getty Images)