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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

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.^[1]

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↑ RootsWeb, History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, (accessed 28 November 2020).

[1] RootsWeb, History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, (accessed 28 November 2020).

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-==Resources==
+==How to Find the Records==
 ===Offices to Contact===
-[https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/the-registry-of-births-deaths-and-marriages The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]<br>
+==Historical Background==
-Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace<br>
-PERTH WA 6000<br>
-PO Box 7720<br>
-Cloisters Square<br>
-Perth WA 6850<br>
-Telephone: 1300 305 021<br>
-:::+ 61 8 9264 1555 (overseas calls only)
-Email: [mailto:bdm@justice.wa.gov.au bdm@justice.wa.gov.au]
-Free forms to order certificates are at [https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/forms-registry-of-births-deaths-and-marriages#birth Forms: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages].
+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).</ref>
-==Background==
-From the mid-nineteenth century, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore. The islands became an Australian Territory 23 November 1955.<ref>RootsWeb, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~auscok/ History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands], (accessed 28 November 2020).</ref>
-The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island are part of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories since 1995.  This is an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development. Each has its own Shire Council: the Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Indian_Ocean_Territories Australian Indian Ocean Territories], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
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 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-===Birth Certificate===
-*Name of child
-*Date of birth
-*Place of birth
-*Names of parents
-===Marriage Certificate===
-*Names of bride and groom
-*Date of marriage
-*Place of marriage
-===Death Certificate===
-*Name of deceased
-*Date of death
-*Place of death
-*Names of parents
 == References ==
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-[[Category:Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]
+[[Category:Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]