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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
George Clunies-Ross, the owner of the Cocos Islands | The islands became an Australian Territory from 23 November 1955. Prior to this time they had been administered as a British possession by the Colony of Singapore and, from the middle of the nineteenth century, had been administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore (the Straits Settlements). George Clunies-Ross, the owner of the Cocos Islands.<ref>RootsWeb, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~auscok/ History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands], (accessed 28 November 2020). | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||