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Clunies-Ross family

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The Clunies-Ross family were the original settlers of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean. [1]

24 relations: Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Baroness Longueville (1804 ship), Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, Coco Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Copra, Expropriation, Government of the United Kingdom, HMS Beagle, Ian Clunies Ross, Indian Ocean, Joshua Slocum, List of administrative heads of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Perth, Queen Victoria, Resident magistrate, Shetland, Straits Settlements, Terra nullius, The Timaru Herald, Union Jack, West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Whaler.

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.

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Baroness Longueville (1804 ship)

Baroness Longueville was a ship built in New York in 1804.

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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-page magazine started by William Chambers in 1832.

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Coco Islands

The Coco Islands (ကိုကိုးကျွန်း) are a small group of islands in the northeastern Bay of Bengal.

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka.

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Copra

Copra is the dried meat or kernel of the coconut, which is the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).

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Expropriation

The process of expropriation "occurs when a public agency (for example, the provincial government and its agencies, regional districts, municipalities, school boards, post-secondary institutions and utilities) takes private property for a purpose deemed to be in the public interest".

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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HMS Beagle

HMS Beagle was a 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class.

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Ian Clunies Ross

Sir (William) Ian Clunies Ross (22 February 189920 June 1959) was an Australian veterinary scientist.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).

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Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world.

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List of administrative heads of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

List of administrative heads of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is article on the list of executives.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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Resident magistrate

A resident magistrate is a title for magistrates used in certain parts of the world, that were, or are, governed by the British.

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Shetland

Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of Great Britain.

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Straits Settlements

The Straits Settlements (Negeri-negeri Selat, نݢري٢ سلت) were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.

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Terra nullius

Terra nullius (plural terrae nullius) is a Latin expression meaning "nobody's land", and is a principle sometimes used in international law to describe territory that may be acquired by a state's occupation of it.

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The Timaru Herald

The Timaru Herald is a daily provincial newspaper serving the Timaru, South Canterbury and Otago districts of New Zealand.

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Union Jack

The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

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West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

West Island (Malay: Pulau Panjang, Cocos Malay: Pulu Panjang) is the capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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Whaler

A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized ship, designed for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clunies-Ross_family

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