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King of the Cocos Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain, settled on the Cocos Islands in 1827. Queen Victoria granted the islands in perpetuity to the Clunies-Ross family in 1886. John Clunies-Ross (Ross I) John George Clunies-Ross (Ross II) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_the_Cocos_Islands   (105 words)

Northvegr - Old-Lore Miscellany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Clunies Ross paid a visit to Shetland, in which he and the other members of his family, in which he and the other members of his family, who have been in Shetland, took much interest, it being the old home of their immediate ancestors. Clunies Ross was a man of great ability and energy, who had been over much of the world, and read widely, and was familiar with most subjects. Elizabeth, daughter, of John Ross, of Lund, whose son, John Clunies Ross, was the first King of the Cocoas. www.northvegr.org /lore/oldlore/007.php   (1661 words)

The Guardian The last "king", John Clunies Ross, was a feudal leader who walked the islands barefoot with a dagger in his belt, and had total control over the lives of his Cocos Malay workers. John Clunies Ross and his family lived in the mansion until their idyllic existence was shattered by a succession of Australian governments. While the Clunies Ross family maintain they were acting for the common good, their history as feudal autocratic exploiters is in no doubt. www.cpa.org.au /garchve04/1206worth.html   (889 words)

The Ocean Cruising Club - Coconut Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) John Clunies-Ross was an adventurer and kingdom founder, of the genre that the English seemed to breed in the first half of the 19th century. John Clunies-Ross was a determined man. His plan was to develop the existing coconut palms into a copra plantation. Two generations later, in 1955, it became a dependent territory of Australia and the then John Clunies-Ross was given a ten acre tract on which the family homestead stands. www.oceancruisingclub.org /content/view/657/70   (1796 words)

www.westernbelle.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) On the 6th December 1825 Captain John Clunies Ross, when on a short stop over on the Islands, cleared an area on Direction and Horsburgh Island and planted cereal and vegetable crops. John Clunies Ross then settled himself on the South Island and was determined to establish a good reputation in trading; Hare on the other hand led a colourful, free and easy life. John Clunies Ross and his family to follow became 'Kings of Cocos', where they ruled for more than 150 years. www.westernbelle.com /cocos.html   (845 words)

AAS Biographical Memoirs - Ian Clunies Ross 1899-1959 Ian Clunies Ross was born on the 22nd of February, 1899, in Bathurst, New South Wales, the fourth and youngest son of William John Clunies Ross and his wife Hannah Elizabeth. Clunies Ross already spoke of the strange lands and coloured peoples with whom he had made contact as if they were congenial neighbours with whom we would all have to live in peace and understanding and on a basis of equality. Anthony Ian Clunies Ross is a son of Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG, DVSc, FAA, and is a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the University of Strathclyde. www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/ross.htm   (10122 words)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands The last king - John, I think - was finally "ousted" by the Australian government who purchased the land from the Brittish in 1955. John refused to recognise the deal, after all the Queen had granted his family perpetual rights to the islands as far back as 1886. Someone tells me that young (40) John Clunies-Ross (or was it George?) is a bit of a punk rocker and if you feed him whiskey all night, he'll tell you a million tall stories from the past. www.laurig.com /voyage/stories/cocos.html   (1208 words)

History of the Island Group John Clunies Ross and his family returned in 1827 with the intention of commencing a settlement on the Islands. The Clunies Ross family, who became known as 'Kings of the Cocos', owned/occupied the islands for more than 150 years. The population of Home Island is predominantly descended from the Malay workers brought to Cocos to work in the coconut plantations established by the Clunies Ross family in the 1830s. www.deh.gov.au /parks/cocos/ishistory.html   (568 words)

Clunies Ross So it was that John Clunies Ross, born in Weisdale,Shetland Islands, became the owner of a large Copra farm on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. John died in 1854 and his son, John George, took over the running of the islands. If you are interested in the Clunies Ross family history then Linda Hargreaves (the great-grand-niece of these four Madras FPs) is keeping records of the history of the family. www.madras.fife.sch.uk /archive/fpbiographies/cluniesross.html   (975 words)

Dynasties: John Cecil Clunies-Ross (1928-) John Cecil was 17 when he returned to Cocos in 1946. In 1948 the colonial government in Singapore suggested that John Clunies-Ross undertake a course in colonial administration with a view to becoming the official governor of the Cocos. John Clunies-Ross made copra manufacturing more efficient and was able to treble the wages paid to his workers. www.abc.net.au /dynasties/txt/s1229028.htm   (659 words)

JD-7-08 John Clunies Ross moved here in the 1800s, started a coconut plantation, and ended up owning the entire atoll. The Clunies Ross family sold the atoll to Australia for $6 million dollars in 1979,and the Australian Government now operates it at an expense of $60 million dollars per year. We had forty-some of them on the beach on July 4, including John George Clunies Ross (third generation descendant of John Clunies Ross) who brought his family, and lots of additional fireworks. www.cosmosadventures.com /JD-7-08.htm   (2035 words)

Index Ci-Cl He became special counsel to the president in 1946, and in that capacity he assisted in the formulation of the Truman Doctrine, created the whistle-stop campaign that helped Truman win the 1948 election, and was instrumental in persuading Truman to recognize the nation of Israel. He was John F. Kennedy's attorney while the latter was still a senator, and Kennedy continued to seek his advice during his campaign and presidency. Some of the contract labourers John George imported were convicts, and in 1867 one of them committed a brutal murder. rulers.org /indexc3.html   (8250 words)

John Vaughan & HMAS Sydney- Part 1 The twins, Maud and John, are born early in the morning of 24 September 1877 at 19 St John's Street, Portsea, Hampshire. The Sea is in the blood of young John; his father is a Royal Navy Seaman, his grandfather a Master Mariner and his great grandfather a sailor with the Ordnance Board and the War Department. July 1, 1906 and John is made up to Stoker Petty Officer II, he later joins the Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and 1 October, 1906 he is made up to Stoker PO. homepages.tesco.net /~pandin/page23.html   (3416 words)

The Circumnavigators - by Don Holm - Notes - Ch 44 During this storm, in which he was blown down toward the Horn by a northwest gale, Slocum kept his ship under control and running before the tempest by towing large warps astern He was the first to report on this tech- nique which is now standard practice among small-boat voyagers. Aficionados of John Hanna and Tahiti should note also that Tom Steele in Adios, a 32-foot version of Tahiti, was capsized and dismasted off Cape Horn in almost the same spot. John G. Hanna was born on October 14, 1889, in Galveston, Texas. www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/circumna/ci_44nt.htm   (16345 words)

Pulu Keeling Management Plan John Clunies-Ross and his family returned in 1827 with the intention of commencing a settlement on the islands. After the death of John Sydney Clunies-Ross in 1944, the frequency of seabird hunting trips to North Keeling Island increased considerably. Cyclone John devastated the red-footed booby population in 1989 and all legal hunting ceased, to allow the population time to recover. www.deh.gov.au /parks/publications/pulu-html/description.html   (7733 words)

History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Stamps John Clunies Ross died in 1853 being succeeded by his son John George Clunies Ross. Clunies Ross was appointed Governor by Fremantle and later the British Government gave the Clunies Ross family perpetual lease of the islands. The Clunies Ross family established coconut plantations on the islands, building up a successful business dealing in copra which they transported, in their own schooner, to Batavia for onward transmission to London or Hamburg. www.atlantic-cable.com /stamps/Other/index8.htm   (1458 words)

Dynasties: John Sidney Clunies-Ross (1868-1944) John Sidney was 41 when he became Tuan in 1910. In 1928 she returned to London to give birth to John Cecil, the son and heir John Sidney had been hoping for. John Sidney's family had moved to Britain and his children were educated in English schools. www.abc.net.au /dynasties/txt/s1229024.htm   (431 words)

STAMFORD RAFFLES, JAMES BROOKE, JOHN CLUNIES-ROSS,SINGAPORE SARAWAK AND COCOS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Meanwhile John Clunies-Ross, a forceful Scottish sea-captain had established himself on the previously unoccupied Cocos Islands 700 miles out in the Indian Ocean. Lying in the middle of the Indian Ocean 1,200 miles west of Singapore and 550 miles west of the Christmas Islands the Cocos Islands were first discovered in 1609 by Captain William Keeling of the East India Company. He was born in a crofters cottage on the island of Weisdale in the Shetlands in 1786. homepage.ntlworld.com /haywardlad/singaporesarawakcocos.html   (2196 words)

Cocos Tourism - History 1825 - Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader, sailing the Borneo for the Trading House of Hare made a brief landing on the islands on his homeward voyage from the East Indies. 1831 - John Clunies-Ross was in sole possession of the islands as Hare had departed following disagreements with Clunies-Ross and financial trouble in the House of Hare company. The problems were solved, a code of law and order established and better pay and conditions for the Cocos workers secured. www.cocos-tourism.cc /history.htm   (1076 words)

Index Ci-Cl John F. Kennedy asked Clay to serve as his personal representative in Berlin, with the rank of ambassador, to help deal with the critical situation that had developed among the four occupying powers concerning that city's future status. Confronted by an angry mob, John George struck the ringleader down with a blow of his cutlass. In 1928 she returned to London to give birth to John Cecil, the son and heir Sydney had been hoping for. www.rulers.org /indexc3.html   (8250 words)

Footnotes to History- C His son, John George, soon gave up his throne, inviting the British to annex the island. John George Clunies-Ross served as Governor until his death in 1872. Queen Victoria defused the situation by granting all land in the archipelago to the Clunies-Rosses in exchange for a guarantee of public use. www.buckyogi.com /footnotes/natc.htm   (6093 words)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Slaves were brought to work the coconut plantation from Indonesia, the Cape of Good Hope and East Asia by Alexander Hare who had taken part in Stamford Raffles' takeover of Java in 1811. A merchant seaman called Captain John Clunies-Ross, who had also served under Raffles in the takeover, set up a compound and Hare's severely mistreated slaves soon escaped to work under better conditions in the Clunies-Ross compound. The islands were brought under the British Empire in 1857. www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Cocos_Islands   (1090 words)

Norsk 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Syvertsen was employed by George Clunies-Ross as mate aboard the yawl "Clunies Ross" for a period of three years. By 1897 he was a Captain and sailed one of the Clunies Ross craft to Christmas Islands, loaded with provisions for Andrew Clunies Ross. Part of Syvertsen's terms of employment were a "free passage to Europe" should he fail to gain employment after his contract with the Clunies Ross family had completed. www.users.bigpond.com /FLAKCJ/norsk3.htm   (225 words)

Coins & Banknotes of Keeling-Cocos Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) In 1827, John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader and sea captain settled on Home Island with his wife, six children, his mother-in-law and 10 young men. The population of the islands settled at around 500, mostly Malays employed on the Clunies-Ross copra plantation. In 1978, under increasing pressure, King Ross V relinquished control of the islands to Australia for a reported $6.25 million. www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/keeling/keeling.htm   (267 words)

Keeling-Cocos coins and currency It was first settled in the 1820's by English adventurer Alexander Hare, his Malay harem, Scottish trader Capt. John Clunies Ross and his family. Ross made himself and his descendents King of the Cocos. The notes bear the printed signature of G. Clunies Ross, who was King of the Cocos at the time. www.joelscoins.com /cocos.htm   (432 words)

Expeditions Political changes had taken place and the original ‘owners’ of Cocos (Keeling) - the Clunies Ross family - had been relegated to their 'traditional' home area, namely Home Island. John, VK6JJ (in Perth) came to the rescue. Bob and I had rooms in the old Clunies Ross home; a magnificent house built in true regal style. www.hidxa.nlk.nf /ExpeditionsVK9YS.htm   (409 words)

COCOS ISLANDS PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Settlement established on South Island by John Clunies-Ross 27 Feb 1827, in 1886 the Clunies-Ross family declared the islands a kingdom; this title was not recognized by the British or the Australian Governments, becomes Australian territory on 23rd November 1955, John Cecil Clunies-Ross relinquishes his authority 1st September 1978. John Clunies-Ross 1827/1854, born 1786, married Elizabeth, and had issue. John Sydney Clunies-Ross 1910/1944, born 1880, married Rose Nash, and had issue. uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/states/oceania/cocosislands.html   (291 words)

History of Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) In 1825, Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader, sailing the Borneo for the Trading House of Hare made a brief landing on the islands on his homeward voyage from the East Indies. The Dutch Government had in an informal way claimed the possession of the islands since 1829; but they refused to allow Ross to hoist the Dutch flag, and accordingly the group was taken under British protection in 1856. In 1878 it was attached to the government of Ceylon, and in 1882 placed under the authority of the governor of the Straits Settlements. www.historyofnations.net /oceania/cocos.html   (509 words)

Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation John Brockwell has devoted his life to the study and improvement of nitrogen fixation by the legume root nodule bacteria, rhizobia. Over four decades he has been recognised as a leading world authority in his field and has applied his work to make an outstanding contribution to the improvement of farming practices in Australia and internationally. Mr John Brockwell is presented with the Clunies Ross National Science & Technology Award, not only because of his major contribution to agriculture, but also for his outstanding research work and his commitment over forty years to ensure that his scientific findings have been translated into improved farming practices. www.cluniesross.org.au /index.php?sectionid=102   (298 words)

Worldwide Numismatics - Mauritius-Montenegro The next year Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish seaman and former employee of Hare, settled on another of the islands of the atoll. In 1886 Queen Victoria granted all the islands to John Clunies-Ross' grandson George and his heirs, reserving powers to the Crown to resume land for public purposes and to conduct cable communications. The reverse has a bust of John Clunies-Ross (b1786-d1854) who founded the copra plantation on the islands and populated them with workers. www.worldwide-numismatics.com /page16.htm   (1582 words)

Environment & Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) It is only since the Australian Government's purchase of the majority of Mr Clunies Ross' remaining interests in the Islands in 1978 that the Cocos Malays have had extensive contact with the West Island community and mainland Australia. The next year Captain John Clunies Ross a Scottish seaman and former employee of Hare settled on another of the islands of the atoll. The Clunies Ross family established copra (coconut) plantations and imported labourers from Asia to work the plantations.  Home Island was the location for the Clunies Ross family, the Cocos Malay workforce and the site of the buildings and machines required in the production and export of copra and coconut oil.  www.dotars.gov.au /territories/cocos_island/environment.aspx   (1171 words)

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