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# Christmas Island Archives

Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) - Historical stories, ruins, relics, and other interesting things

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Updates](https://christmasislandarchives.com/updates/) - A unique archive of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) history — stories, World War 2 accounts, ruins, relics and much more.
- [New and improved search function](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-and-improved-search-function/)
- [New article published - An early account of a visit to Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-article-published-an-early-account-of-a-visit-to-christmas-island/)
- [A photograph of James Kang, WW2 Japanese collaborator, has surfaced](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-photograph-of-james-kang-ww2-japanese-collaborator-has-surfaced/)
- [What did Sara Maude Robertson really look like?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/what-did-sara-maude-robertson-really-look-like/)
- [Stories page gets a new browse by theme option](https://christmasislandarchives.com/stories-page-gets-a-new-browse-by-theme-option/)
- [Was he really the Island's "Governor"?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/was-he-really-the-islands-governor/)
- [The Christmas Island Virtual Museum has a new home!](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-christmas-island-virtual-museum-has-a-new-home/)
- [Sara Maude Robertson - the real story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sara-maude-robertson-uncovering-the-real-story/)
- [Brothel death](https://christmasislandarchives.com/brothel-murder/)
- [We were but sailing by - John Turnbull Thomson](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sailing-by-thomson/)
- [WW2 - Jack Pettigrew P.O.W. tells](https://christmasislandarchives.com/jack-pettigrew-pow/)
- [Opening a door to life on Christmas Island in 1900](https://christmasislandarchives.com/opening-door/)
- [Page update - The old hospital and the scourge of beriberi](https://christmasislandarchives.com/old-hospital-update/)
- [Secret Societies](https://christmasislandarchives.com/secret-societies/)
- [A heroic tale](https://christmasislandarchives.com/heroic-tale/)
- [A new entry](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-entry/)
- [Set in concrete - the mystery initials](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mystery-initials/)
- [A small addition to Tom Cromwell's story has been added](https://christmasislandarchives.com/tom-cromwell-addition/)
- [Several new images added to "The Coolie (苦力) Ode"](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-images-coolie-ode/)
- [New story! End of war Island chaos](https://christmasislandarchives.com/end-of-war-island-chaos/)
- [Recommended reading page has been updated](https://christmasislandarchives.com/recommended-reading-page-has-been-updated/)
- [Christmas Island Virtual Museum](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-virtual-museum/)
- [A face to a name](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-face-to-a-name/)
- [Stories and newspaper articles now combined](https://christmasislandarchives.com/stories-and-newspaper-articles-now-combined/)
- [An update - The parachuting doctor - a heroic tale](https://christmasislandarchives.com/an-update-the-parachuting-doctor-a-heroic-tale/)
- [Home Davies Papers](https://christmasislandarchives.com/home-davies-papers/)
- [WW2 - The teacher and his students on the Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ww2-the-teacher-and-his-students-on-the-island/)
- [What's been happening at the "Virgin Castle" site - An update](https://christmasislandarchives.com/whats-been-happening-at-the-virgin-castle-site-an-update/)
- [An audacious request](https://christmasislandarchives.com/an-audacious-request/)
- [New drawings added to the “History of the Tai Jins’ houses” article](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-drawings-added-to-the-history-of-the-tai-jins-houses-article/)
- [New photos added to the "History of the Tai Jins' houses" article](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-photos-added-to-the-history-of-the-tai-jins-houses-article/)
- [The Tai Jins' houses](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-tai-jins-houses/)
- [Captain Ando - A rather nasty character](https://christmasislandarchives.com/captain-ando-a-rather-nasty-character/)
- [Even more people sailing by and updates](https://christmasislandarchives.com/even-more-people-sailing-by-and-updates/)
- [More people sailing by](https://christmasislandarchives.com/more-people-sailing-by/)
- [WW2 - District Officer and P.O.W. Tom Cromwell tells](https://christmasislandarchives.com/district-officer-and-p-o-w-tom-cromwell-tells/)
- [The family of Captain Williams tells - Amazing WW2 story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-family-of-captain-williams-tells-amazing-ww2-story/)
- [New tale from the Old European Cemetery](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-tale-from-the-old-european-cemetery/)
- [Story update](https://christmasislandarchives.com/story-update/)
- [An attempted robbery](https://christmasislandarchives.com/an-attempted-robbery/)
- [English newspaper saves Island chickens](https://christmasislandarchives.com/english-newspaper-saves-island-chickens/)
- [WW2 Death Register](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ww2-death-register/)
- [Updated WW2 article](https://christmasislandarchives.com/updated-article/)
- [The mandors' quarters - latest update](https://christmasislandarchives.com/test/)
- [The Mandors' Quarters - An update](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-mandors-quarters-an-update/)
- [WW2 - An ordeal to forget](https://christmasislandarchives.com/an-ordeal-to-forget/)
- [Shinto Shrine story has been updated](https://christmasislandarchives.com/shinto-shrine-story-has-been-updated/)
- [What's in a name?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/whats-in-a-name/)
- [Norman Howard - gravesite mystery](https://christmasislandarchives.com/norman-howard-gravesite-mystery/)
- [Christmas Island attacked by the Allies](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-attacked-by-the-allies/)
- [The Sikhs of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-sikhs-of-christmas-island/)
- [Mystery of the lost gravesite](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mystery-of-the-lost-gravesite/)
- [Monster of the deep - A strange tale](https://christmasislandarchives.com/monster-of-the-deep-a-strange-tale/)
- [A terrible accident](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-terrible-accident/)
- [Update to a story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/update-to-a-story/)
- [Photos of English pillbox added.](https://christmasislandarchives.com/photos-of-english-pillbox-added/)
- [An English pillbox in Flying Fish Cove](https://christmasislandarchives.com/an-english-pillbox-in-flying-fish-cove/)
- [Burning of the Shinto shrine](https://christmasislandarchives.com/burning-of-the-shinto-temple/) - The lost Shinto shrine of Christmas Island. Why were the Islanders apprehensive when it was burnt down after the Japanese left in 1945?
- [Christmas Island U.S.A. - Stranger than fiction](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-u-s-a-stranger-than-fiction/)
- [New photos added to the story of Dr Allan](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-photos-added-to-the-story-of-dr-allan/)
- [Early European archaeological site](https://christmasislandarchives.com/early-european-archaeological-site/)
- [Attic find leads to lost war time letters](https://christmasislandarchives.com/attic-find-leads-to-lost-war-time-letters/)
- [Mystery bottle fragment identified](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mystery-bottle-fragment-identified/)
- [A horseshoe find](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-horseshoe-find/)
- [Map reveals the name of an old site](https://christmasislandarchives.com/old-map-reveals-the-name-of-an-old-site/)
- [The life and crimes of Peter Grimes](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-life-and-crimes-of-peter-grimes/)
- [Islander witness statements about a collaborator](https://christmasislandarchives.com/islander-witness-statements-about-a-collaborator/)
- [The revolt - dark days on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-revolt-dark-days-on-christmas-island/)
- [The Christmas Island Invasion](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-christmas-island-invasion/)
- [First hand account of 1852 shipwreck horror](https://christmasislandarchives.com/first-hand-account-of-1852-shipwreck-horror/)
- [A new verse added - "The coolie ode"](https://christmasislandarchives.com/updating-the-coolie-ode/)
- [Ong Sam Leong](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ong-sam-leong/)
- [The story of teacher Edna Thomas](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-story-of-teacher-edna-thomas/)
- [The early houses of the Christmas Island Coolie](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-early-houses-of-the-christmas-island-coolie/)
- [The first brotherhood on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-first-brotherhood-on-christmas-island/)
- [We were but sailing by - from a sailor-boy's log book](https://christmasislandarchives.com/we-were-but-sailing-by-from-a-sailor-boys-log-book/)
- [A great rescue is shared](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-great-rescue-is-shared/)
- [Young nurse sails to Christmas Island to help a friend](https://christmasislandarchives.com/young-nurse-sails-to-christmas-island-to-help-a-friend/)
- [A lost hospital found, eye diseases and an upset deity](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-lost-hospital-found-eye-disease-and-an-upset-deity/)
- [The 1888 annexation of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-1888-annexation-of-christmas-island/)
- [Visiting Christmas Island in the days before phosphate mining](https://christmasislandarchives.com/visiting-christmas-island-in-the-days-before-phosphate-mining/)
- [The first kongsi at Settlement](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-first-kongsi-at-settlement/)
- [Poaching and bribery leads to death](https://christmasislandarchives.com/poaching-and-bribery-leads-to-death/)
- [1852 shipwreck horror on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/1852-shipwreck-horror-on-christmas-island/)
- [Two new book reviews](https://christmasislandarchives.com/two-new-book-reviews/)
- [The early mandors and murder](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-early-mandors-and-murder/)
- [A new story - An eye witness account of the Japanese invasion and occupation](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-new-story-an-eye-witness-account-of-the-japanese-invasion-and-occupation/)
- [New page has been added](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-page-has-been-added/)
- [We were but sailing by - Captain Joshua Slocum](https://christmasislandarchives.com/we-were-but-sailing-by-captain-joshua-slocum/)
- [A teacup in a storm - Christmas Island in WW2](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-teacup-in-a-storm-christmas-island-in-ww2/)
- [Voices of the past - The coolies of Kasumasu speak - 1910](https://christmasislandarchives.com/voices-of-the-past-the-coolies-of-kasumasu-speak-1910/)
- [The young translator - 1917](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-young-translator/)
- [A medical officer's experiences on Christmas Island 1908 and 1919.](https://christmasislandarchives.com/https-christmasislandarchives-com-james-cyril-dalmahoy-allan/)
- [Exciting document about the archeology of Japanese World War II sites on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/exciting-document-japanese-archaeology-world-war-2-christmas-island/)
- [Observations of life on Christmas Island in 1926](https://christmasislandarchives.com/observations-of-life-on-christmas-island-in-1926/)
- [How Christmas Island missed a German bombardment in 1940.](https://christmasislandarchives.com/how-christmas-island-missed-a-german-bombardment-in-1940/)
- [Was Christmas Island a rebel supply base during the American Civil War?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-american-civil-war-was-christmas-island-a-supply-base/)
- [We were but sailing by](https://christmasislandarchives.com/we-were-but-sailing-by/)
- [A small update on the story of Sara Maude Robertson](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-small-update-on-the-story-of-sara-maude-robertson/)
- [Pirate ghosts and treasure on Christmas Island?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/pirate-ghosts-and-treasure-on-christmas-island/)
- [The steps leading nowhere](https://christmasislandarchives.com/steps-leading-nowhere/)
- [William Joseph Ryan - The man beneath the grave](https://christmasislandarchives.com/william-joseph-ryan-the-man-beneath-the-grave/)
- [A run in with mutinous Chinese coolies](https://christmasislandarchives.com/1274-2/)
- [Testing part of Einstein's theory](https://christmasislandarchives.com/testing-part-of-einsteins-theory/)
- [The adventuring dentist](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-adventuring-dentist/)
- [A rare photo uncovered](https://christmasislandarchives.com/a-rare-photo-uncovered/)
- [An interesting little discovery regarding the location of the first hospital](https://christmasislandarchives.com/location-first-hospital/)
- [Christmas Island Ku Li - Remember and Respect](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-ku-li/)
- [The first painting of Christmas Island?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-first-painting-of-christmas-island/) - Could this be the first painting of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)? It is dated 1830!
- [Two New newspapers articles - 300 Thugs flee to Christmas Isle and Gangbuster 'king' of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/two-new-newspapers-articles-300-thugs-flee-to-christmas-isle-and-gangbuster-king-of-christmas-island/)
- [Mystery bottle fragment](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mystery-bottle-fragment/)
- [New Story - About our Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-story-about-our-island/)
- [New historic newspaper article - The invasion of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-historic-newspaper-article-the-invasion-of-christmas-island/)
- [Suffering through strength - A book review](https://christmasislandarchives.com/suffering-through-strength-a-book-review/)
- [New Article - The Assistant Manager's/Chief Engineer's house](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-article-the-assistant-managers-chief-engineers-house/)
- [New Article - The Mandors' Quarters](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-article-the-mandors-quarters/)
- [New About page](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-about-page/)
- [The Japanese ammunition cave and ruins](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-japanese-ammunition-cave-and-ruins/)
- [New article - The old hospital and the scourge of beriberi](https://christmasislandarchives.com/new-article-the-old-hospital-and-the-scourge-of-beriberi/)
- [Malaysian Island as Gulliver’s Lilliput](https://christmasislandarchives.com/malaysian-island-as-gullivers-lilliput/)

## Pages

- [Faded, lost and forgotten - a fascinating history](https://christmasislandarchives.com/) - Faded, lost and forgotten - ruins, relics, stories, articles and documents - a fascinating history of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [British eclipse expedition to Christmas Island 1922](https://christmasislandarchives.com/british-eclipse-expedition-1922/) - The British eclipse expedition to Christmas Island in 1922.
- [A tragic accident](https://christmasislandarchives.com/tragic-accident/) - The death of Dr. Patrick Thurburn Manson on Christmas Island in 1902.
- [About](https://christmasislandarchives.com/about/) - The story of how Christmas Island Archives began, and the personal journey behind documenting the history, stories and heritage of Christmas Island.
- [An English pillbox](https://christmasislandarchives.com/english-pillbox/) - A World War 2 English pillbox in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island
- [A small Japanese ruin](https://christmasislandarchives.com/small-japanese-ruin/) - A small Japanese ruin on Christmas Island.
- [Sikhs in their wonderful Sunday Turbans](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sikhs/) - The story of the Sikh policemen on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [The Japanese Ammunition Cave and Ruins](https://christmasislandarchives.com/japanese-ammunition-cave-and-ruins/) - The Japanese Ammunition cave and ruin on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [The lost Shinto shrine - burning of the kami house](https://christmasislandarchives.com/shinto-shrine/) - A Shinto shrine once stood on Christmas Island, built by the Japanese in WW2. Grand stone steps survive, some hidden beneath jungle vegetation.
- [WW2 - Allied attacks and intelligence party landing on CI](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ww2-allied-attacks/) - The WW2 story of two separate attacks by the allies on the Japanese held Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) in 1944.
- [No Island honeymoon - P.O.W. Tom Cromwell tells](https://christmasislandarchives.com/no-island-honeymoon/) - Tom Cromwell, District Officer of Christmas Island 1941-42 tells of his time as a Japanese P.O.W.
- [Japanese soldiers on Christmas Island - A rare photo](https://christmasislandarchives.com/japanese-soldiers-on-christmas-island-rare-photo/) - Rare photo of Japanese soldiers on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) celebrating their invasion victory at Smith Point 31st March 1942.
- [An ordeal to forget](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ordeal-to-forget/) - A first hand account by Lieutenant Commander Thomas A. Donovan who was stranded on Christmas Island during WW2 and the subsequent mutiny and Japanese invasion.
- [Christmas Island World War 2 letters found in attic](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-world-war-2-letters-found/) - Letters written by Captain George Kinloch in 1941 whilst stationed on Christmas Island prior to the Japanese invasion.
- [William Joseph Ryan - The man beneath the grave](https://christmasislandarchives.com/william-joseph-ryan-man-beneath-the-grave/) - The story of William Joseph Ryan (1876-1917) who is buried in the old European Cemetery on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [Edna Thomas – A fortuitous teaching post](https://christmasislandarchives.com/edna-thomas/) - In 1957, Edna Thomas, a teacher, decides to work on Christmas Island; a decision that changes her life.
- [Off to Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/off-to-christmas-island/) - Travelling to Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) in 1923 from the perspective of a British lady.
- [Dr James Cyril Dalmahoy Allan - Succourer of Many](https://christmasislandarchives.com/james-cyril-dalmahoy-allan/) - The experiences of Dr James Cyril Dalmahoy Allan on Christmas Island during its early years.
- [Benjamin Hobson - Lost in the Old European Cemetery](https://christmasislandarchives.com/benjamin-hobson-lost-in-the-old-european-cemetery/) - Confirming the burial place of Benjamin Hobson, a seaman who died on Christmas Island in 1950.
- [A friend in need - young nurse sails for Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/friend-in-need/) - Joan Richardson sails for Christmas Island in 1947 to nurse her friend Alma d'Ath (nee Bancroft).
- [William Henry Rusholme - a concrete link to the past](https://christmasislandarchives.com/william-rusholme/) - A colonial engineer who first arrived on Christmas Island in 1908 left his mark on a now ruined building.
- [The annexation of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/annexation-of-christmas-island/) - Accounts of the annexation of Christmas Island.
- [Poaching, bribery and death - the unsatisfactory case of PC Sochot Singh.](https://christmasislandarchives.com/poaching-bribery-death-sochot-singh/) - The death of PC Sochot Singh on Christmas Island in 1908 and the trial that followed.
- [Peter Grimes - his tangled webs](https://christmasislandarchives.com/peter-grimes-tangled-webs/) - The life and crimes of Peter Grimes. A soldier of fortune in every sense of the phrase, his life story would make fiction look silly.
- [Historical stories, articles and accounts](https://christmasislandarchives.com/stories-articles-accounts/) - A curated archive of historical stories, newspaper accounts and records from Christmas Island, documenting the lives and experiences of people who lived and worked there.
- [Arthur's steps - Who was Arthur?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/arthurs-steps/) - Arthur's steps are an old set of steps running down a cliff face on Christmas Island. But who was Arthur and how old are they?
- [Captain Gardner's 1864 landing on Christmas Island - In his own words](https://christmasislandarchives.com/captain-gardners-1864-landing/) - Gardner of the brig Guyon records his encounter with an uninhabited island almost unknown to the outside world at that time.
- [We were but sailing by - Early impressions of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/we-were-but-sailing-by-early-impressions-christmas-island/) - First hand accounts, ranging from 1615-1897, of travellers as they passed Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [Betrayal: Witness statements against Japanese collaborator James Kang](https://christmasislandarchives.com/statements-against-collaborator/) - Fourteen witness statements from the Japanese occupation of Christmas Island reveal the conduct of collaborator James Kang Tiang Kwang.
- [Sara Maude Robertson - the real story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sara-maude-robertson/) - Dr Sara Maude Robertson was a pioneering doctor who broke boundaries in the early 1900s. She has both a mistaken and a real connection to Christmas Island.
- [Christmas Island and World War 2](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-and-world-war-2/) - Christmas Island World War 2 - A curated archive of wartime stories and documents from the Japanese invasion and occupation.
- [Christmas Island in the Early Days: An account by W. Rus. Darling](https://christmasislandarchives.com/darling-account/) - An account of life on Christmas Island around 1906-1909 including social life, people, wildlife and the author's claimed role as Governor.
- [Heaven and Earth on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/heaven-earth/) - The Hungmen (洪門) or the Heaven and Earth Society (天地會) on Christmas Island.
- [Clayton's first report 1900 - Opening a door to the earliest days](https://christmasislandarchives.com/clayton-report-1900/) - Lewis Clayton's 1900 report opens a door to the earliest days on Christmas Island.
- [Documents](https://christmasislandarchives.com/documents/) - A curated collection of historical records, academic theses and research materials about Christmas Island
- [A lost hospital, eye disease and an angry deity](https://christmasislandarchives.com/lost-hospital-eye-disease-angry-deity/) - An amazing account, study and treatment of eye disease in the early days of Christmas Island.
- [Picking up the pieces](https://christmasislandarchives.com/picking-up-the-pieces-1945/) - A historical account of John Paris’s return to Christmas Island after WWII, detailing damage, living conditions, and efforts to restore mining operations.
- [Can you torpedo our pier please?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/can-you-torpedo-our-pier-please/) - An astonishing meeting during WW2 between the directors of the CIP Co and a submarine commander
- [The teacher and the heel clicking kids](https://christmasislandarchives.com/heel-clicking-kids/) - Schooling on Christmas Island during the Japanese occupation in WW2 including reports and school supply list.
- [Captain Noboru Ando - The sadistic commander](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ando/) - About Captain Ando commander of invading troops on Christmas Island and his fate.
- [The Christmas Island WW2 Death Register](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ww2-death-register/) - The very interesting and detailed Death Register for Christmas Island during World War 2.
- [The Japanese occupation - As told by P.O.W. Jack Pettigrew](https://christmasislandarchives.com/pettigrew/) - Jack Pettigrew writes about life and his experiences as a P.O.W. on Christmas Island under Japanese occupation during World War 2.
- [V. E. Mathew and the Japanese occupation](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mathew-japanese-occupation/) - Excerpt taken from the biography of V.E. Mathew focusing on his experience on Christmas Island during the Japanese Invasion.
- [The Christmas Island Revolt - 1942](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-revolt-1942/) - The lead up to the revolt by Indian soldiers prior to the Japanese invasion and the aftermath.
- [The old hospital and the scourge of beriberi](https://christmasislandarchives.com/old-hospital/) - The history of Christmas Island's early hospital, wards and a devastating beriberi epidemic. Historic photos, maps and records from the early 1900s.
- [The Japanese invasion force arrives](https://christmasislandarchives.com/japanese-invasion-force-arrives/) - Rare images of the Japanese occupying Christmas Island during World War 2
- [The invasion of Christmas Island as told by the Japanese](https://christmasislandarchives.com/invasion-christmas-island-japanese/) - The Japanese invasion of Christmas Island in 1942 as told by the Japanese
- [Captain Williams - Interview reveals extraordinary WW2 story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/captain-williams/) - Captain Williams' son tells an amazing back story and a cover-up is revealed.
- [Amazing WW2 inscription](https://christmasislandarchives.com/amazing-ww2-inscription/) - In the jungle near Smith Point on Christmas Island there is a WW2 inscription on the side of a concrete block.
- [A teacup in a storm?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/teacup-in-a-storm-christmas-island-in-ww2/) - A dark and frightening time in Christmas Island's history.
- [timeline-test](https://christmasislandarchives.com/timeline-test/)
- [World War 2 - A close call](https://christmasislandarchives.com/world-war-2-a-close-call/) - Captain Bernhard Rogge, Captain of the German auxilliary cruiser Atlantis, considering a bombardment of Christmas Island in 1940.
- [History of the Tai Jins' houses](https://christmasislandarchives.com/tai-jin-house/) - A history of the District Officer's houses on Christmas Island from 1900 including their sites, building tenders and more
- [The good brothers speak - Remember and respect](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-ku-li/) - The Good Brothers, the spirits of Christmas Island's earliest Chinese labourers, speak across time.
- [Ruins, relics and lost sites](https://christmasislandarchives.com/ruins-relics/) - Discover the forgotten ruins, lost sites and historical relics of Christmas Island.
- [A lucky horseshoe](https://christmasislandarchives.com/lucky-horseshoe/) - A century old horseshoe find leads to a broader story of stable locations and horse photos from the colonial days of Christmas Island.
- [404 Error Page](https://christmasislandarchives.com/404-error-page/) - I'm sorry. I can't find the page you asked for. Please use the search button.
- [Christmas Island - lost treasure and pirate ghosts](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-lost-treasure-pirate-ghosts/) - An old wanderer's memories of Christmas Island
- [Recommended reading](https://christmasislandarchives.com/recommended-reading/) - Recommended books about Christmas Island covering its history and heritage.
- [Norman Howard - turning in his grave](https://christmasislandarchives.com/norman-howard-gravesite/) - The story of Norman Howard's tragic fate and how his gravesite identity was lost and replaced by the "Unknown Sailor".
- [Charles Thomas Prideaux - A long way from scandal](https://christmasislandarchives.com/charles-thomas-prideaux/) - A story about Charles Prideaux 1892-1927 buried in the old European Cemetery on Christmas Island.
- [The parachuting doctor - a heroic tale](https://christmasislandarchives.com/parachuting-doctor/) - The story of RAF doctor John C.M. Wilkinson, who parachuted onto Christmas Island in 1956 with medical supplies to save the life of woman.
- [Christmas Island U.S.A. - A curious story](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-usa/) - The claimed naming of Christmas Island by Americans in an article that enters into the realms of fiction.
- [Stories, articles and videos](https://christmasislandarchives.com/stories-articles/) - Interesting historical stories and articles of lives and events on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [The Kongsi - Tiny photos hide unique historical detail](https://christmasislandarchives.com/kongsi-tiny-photos-hide-unique-historically-detail/) - The first Settlement kongsi on Christmas Island c1900-1902 showing ancient Chinese poetry.
- [Home Davies papers discovered in house clearing](https://christmasislandarchives.com/home-davies-papers/) - Featuring some of the papers of Home Davies, Acting District Officer on Christmas Island in 1955
- [Christmas Island Staff List](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-staff-list/) - Christmas Island staff list 1955 taken from the papers of Home Davies, Acting District Officer
- [Christmas Island telephone directory 1955](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-telephone-directory-1955/) - A 1955 Christmas Island telephone directory from the papers of District Officer Home Davies.
- [List of government servants & their families](https://christmasislandarchives.com/list-of-government-servants-their-families/) - List of government servants and their families from the papers of Home Davies, Acting District Officer of Christmas Island 1955.
- [General notes for future District Officers](https://christmasislandarchives.com/general-notes-district-officers/) - Interesting notes from 1952, likely from District Officer Albert Goodwin, giving observations and advice to new D.O.s on Christmas Island
- [Christmas Island Trade Store provisions and price lists](https://christmasislandarchives.com/trade-store-lists/) - What was the food on order for the Christmas Island Trade Store in July 1955, how much did it cost and what were the delivery days?
- [School sports day](https://christmasislandarchives.com/school-sports-day/) - Christmas Island English School sports carnival – shows thanks, school motto, names of judges, scorers, photographer etc and acknowledgements from the papers of Home Davies, Acting District Officer in 1955.
- [Christmas Island Club invitation](https://christmasislandarchives.com/christmas-island-club-invitation/) - A 1955 invitation to attend a barbeque and dance at the Christmas Island Club
- [The Historic Mandors' Quarters](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mandors-quarters/) - The ruins of the Mandors' Quarters aka The Virgins' Castle on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [A long winding track](https://christmasislandarchives.com/long-winding-track/) - Two early photos from Christmas Island revealed.
- [The early coolie houses on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/coolie-houses/) - Descriptions of coolie houses, their location, images and more.
- [Historic Newspaper articles](https://christmasislandarchives.com/historic-newspaper-articles/) - Some of the more Interesting historic newspaper articles about Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [Caught red handed - An open and shut case?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/caught-red-handed/) - The 1925 story of an attempted midnight burglary at the Phosphate Company's offices on Christmas Island and the court case that ensued.
- [THUGS FLEE TO CHRISTMAS ISLE](https://christmasislandarchives.com/thugs-flee-to-christmas-isle/) - 1958 articles about gangsters supposedly fleeing to Christmas Island from Singapore & the appointment of a former gangbuster as first Australian representative.
- [The Assistant Manager's/Chief Engineer's House](https://christmasislandarchives.com/assistant-managers-house/) - The ruins of the Assistant Manager's House on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [Newspaper saves Island Chickens](https://christmasislandarchives.com/newspaper-saves-island-chickens/) - A letter to the Daily News (London) in 1934 indicates the perilous life of an Island chicken during the swell season and how one man saved the survivors.
- [Mystery bottle fragment](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mystery-bottle-fragment/) - After four years, a mystery bottle fragment found on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) is finally identified.
- [The story of the Mandors' quarters has been updated](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-story-of-the-mandors-quarters-has-been-updated/)
- [Irvine Hill - What's in a name?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/irvine-hill/) - The story of the original name of Irvine Hill on Christmas Island and about the man behind the name.
- [A strange sea tale - the monster](https://christmasislandarchives.com/strange-sea-tale/) - A strange sea tale of an unknown monster that latched on to the anchor of the Governor of Lombok's vessel at Christmas Island in 1868.
- [The first painting of Christmas Island?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/first-painting-of-christmas-island/) - Could this be the first painting of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)? Dated 1830.
- [Death at the White House](https://christmasislandarchives.com/death-at-the-white-house/) - The reporting of a homicide that occurred at the Christmas Island brothel in 1916
- [Historic Clunies-Ross rock carving revealed](https://christmasislandarchives.com/historic-clunies-ross-rock-carving-revealed/) - A dry season on Christmas Island reveals a historically important 1894 Clunies-Ross rock carving
- [Shipwrecked on Christmas Island - amazing first hand account from 1852](https://christmasislandarchives.com/shipwreck-account/) - A story of survival as told by Roelof Arnold Herman Tollius Kennet, a passenger.
- [Shipwreck horror- an amazing tale of survival in 1852](https://christmasislandarchives.com/shipwreck-horror-amazing-tale-survival-1852/) - The 1852 Christmas Island shipwreck story of the Dutch barque Vice Admiraal Rijk and the rescue of her three survivors.
- [Life on Christmas Island before mining - a visitor's account](https://christmasislandarchives.com/life-on-christmas-island-before-mining/) - Arthur Louis Keyser gives an interesting account of his 1896 trip to Christmas Island.
- [Mandors and murder - the early years](https://christmasislandarchives.com/mandors-and-murder/) - The early mandors of Christmas Island and the murders of two of them.
- [A glimpse back to the Island's secret societies](https://christmasislandarchives.com/secret-societies/) - Accounts about secret societies on Christmas Island from 1946 and 1956
- [Life on Christmas Island in 1946-1947](https://christmasislandarchives.com/life-on-christmas-island-1946-1947/) - Everyday life and observations of Gwen Pettigrew living on Christmas Island just after World War 2.
- [The American Civil War - was Christmas Island a Rebel supply base?](https://christmasislandarchives.com/the-american-civil-war-was-christmas-island-a-supply-base/) - In 1863 the commander of the The U.S.S. Wyoming checks to see if Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) is a supply base for a confederate ship.
- [The "Pooh Bah" of Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/pooh-bah-christmas-island/) - Victor Purcell - his observations of the people and lifestyle on Christmas Island in 1926.
- [Sng Choon Yee - the young translator](https://christmasislandarchives.com/sng-choon-yee-young-translator/) - Sng Choon Yee relates the story of when he was sent to work on Christmas Island in 1917 as a young translator.
- [Alexander Macdonald's adventures on Christmas Island](https://christmasislandarchives.com/alexander_macdonalds-adventures-christmas-island/) - Alexander Macdonald's experiences on Christmas Island in 1901 that reads like a "boys own adventure".
- ["Doomed to a disappointment"](https://christmasislandarchives.com/doomed-to-disappointment/) - An entertaining description of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) as told to an adventuring dentist, Benjamin Lincoln Ball M.D.
- [The coolies of Kasumasu speak - 1910](https://christmasislandarchives.com/coolies-of-kasumasu-speak/) - Hear the collective voices of the early coolies of Christmas Island on a matter that was important to them.
- [Early maps & views](https://christmasislandarchives.com/early-maps/) - Early maps of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [Malaysian Island as Gulliver's Lilliput](https://christmasislandarchives.com/malaysian-island-as-gullivers-lilliput/) - Was Lilliput, the fictitious island from the 1726 novel "Gulliver's travels" by Jonathon Swift, based on the geographical location of Christmas Island?
- [Lonely Spot](https://christmasislandarchives.com/lonely-spot/) - 1935 newspaper article about Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) mentioning beetles, fleas, evil stinging trees and crabs that exude stinkiness over "white men".
- [Stamped brick at the Assistant Manager’s house](https://christmasislandarchives.com/stamped-brick-assistant-managers-house/) - A stamped "rawyards" brick found at the ruins of the Assistant Manager's house on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).
- [Toilet cistern](https://christmasislandarchives.com/toilet-cistern/) - A historic toilet cistern in a ruin on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
- [Old square coins - an exciting find](https://christmasislandarchives.com/old-square-coins-exciting-find/) - Old coins dating 1936, 1939 and 1943 that were found on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).

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