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The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ ˈ k oʊ k ə s /; [5] [6] Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The Pulu Cocos Museum was established in 1987, in recognition of the fact that the distinct culture of Home Island needed formal preservation. [4] [5] The site includes the displays on local culture and traditions, as well as the early history of the islands and their ownership by the Clunies-Ross family.
The museum was established in 1987, in recognition of the fact that the distinct culture of Home Island needed formal preservation. [3] [1] The site includes the displays on local culture and traditions, as well as the early history of the islands and their ownership by the Clunies-Ross family.
By 1951, the Australian Government assumed control of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and in the same year, amid disputes with the Clunies-Ross family over the management of the Islands, the family sold 150 hectares (370 acres) to the Australian Government for the construction of an airfield.
Cocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which is now a part of Australia. Today, most of the Cocos Malay can be found in the eastern coast of Sabah , Malaysia , because of diaspora originating from the 1950s during the British colonial period.
The houses are significant in the development of the West Island settlement, which grew after Government House was located on West Island in 1953. [1] The Type "T" Houses Precinct is significant as an example of Australian Government housing on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands with a plan form and design suited to local climatic conditions.
The whole of the Cocos Islands were granted to George Clunies-Ross in 1886. In 1951 the Commonwealth of Australia bought land on West Island for an airfield. In 1978 Australia bought the rest of the islands (except Oceania House) from John Cecil Clunies-Ross and transferred them to the Cocos community. Clunies-Ross retained Lot 14 until 1990. [1]
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