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| List | Commonwealth Heritage List |
| Class | Historic |
| Legal Status | Listed place (15/07/2004) |
| Place ID | 105402 |
| Place File No | 9/03/001/0008 |
| Summary Statement of Significance | ||
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| The places that make up the Malay Kampong area are of special significance to the Malay community of Christmas Island and reflect the ways of life of a cultural minority in Australia (Criterion G.1). The Kampong Area represents one of the main cultural groups on Christmas Island and their endeavours to maintain their religious laws and traditions in a remote setting. | ||
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| Description | ||
| Chinese labourers provided most of the manual labour during the early phase of mining on Christmas Island, although later Singapore and Malaya became increasingly important sources of indentured labourers. Malays, from both Cocos-Keeling and Malaya, currently comprise approximately one fifth of the Island's population. The buildings in the Malay Kampong area collectively represent the cultural diversity of this group and their endeavours to keep their religious laws and traditions living in a remote, alien setting. The sites of special significance to the Malay community include the former Malay quarters (Buildings 404, 405, 406 and 407), the Islamic School behind this group of buildings, the Mosque and Malay Club and the sheep pens and slaughter house and an early and possibly the first, Malay cemetery on the Island whose exact location is uncertain. | ||
| History Not Available | ||
| Condition and Integrity | ||
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The Malay Club sustained damage during a storm in March 1988. (1993) The precinct has a relative degree of intactness. Recently there have been some major changes nearby, with some demolition and new construction. The Mosque is generally sound, but showing cracks and rotting timber. The Malay School is in good condition and has been painted recently. The former Malay quarters are in good condition. Other buildings are in poor to average condition. The Malay Club is in fair condition, but shows some seaside corrosion affects, rotting timbers and holes in walling. (Jan. 2001) | ||
| Location | ||
| Jalan Panyai, Flying Fish Cove, 0.5km south of Settlement, Christmas Island, comprising: Malay Club, Mosque, Malay Quarters and adjacent Malay School, sheep pens to north of Malay Club and original Malay Cemetery 300m south-west of Mosque. | ||
| Bibliography | ||
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Forrest, P., 1989, 'Christmas Island Cultural Heritage Survey'. Godden Mackay Logan, November 1998, 'Christmas Island Heritage Review', vol.3. Prepared for Department of Transport and Regional Development. |
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