Drumsite

Last updated

Drumsite
Australia
Christmas Island Map2.png
Map of Christmas Island with marked Drumsite
Christmas Island location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Drumsite
Coordinates 10°25′55″S105°40′20″E / 10.43194°S 105.67222°E / -10.43194; 105.67222

Drumsite is a settlement within the village of Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island, Australia. Is located on the northeast coast. The ethnic composition of the population is Chinese and European. In the area there are migration routes of red crabs that are protected. [1]

The Drumsite Village project, a new housing development, was approved by the Gillard administration amid concerns about the growing number of asylum seekers on the island, and is administered by a Queensland company. [2]

Two historic sites within the settlement, Bungalow 702 and the Drumsite Industrial Area, are listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List. [3] [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naracoorte Caves National Park</span> Protected area in South Australia

Naracoorte Caves National Park is a national park near Naracoorte in the Limestone Coast tourism region in the south-east of South Australia (Australia). It was officially recognised in 1994 for its extensive fossil record when the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, along with Riversleigh. The park preserves 6 km2 of remnant vegetation, with 26 caves contained within the 3.05 km2 World Heritage Area. Out of the 28 known caves in the park, only four are open to the public. Other caves are kept away from the public eye as they are important for scientific research and also for the protection of the caves and their contents. Many of the caves contain spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cockatoo Island</span> Heritage listed island in Sydney Harbour

Cockatoo Island Wareamah is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the confluence of the Parramatta River and Lane Cove River in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toodyay, Western Australia</span> Town in southwestern Australia

Toodyay, known as Newcastle between 1860 and 1910, is a town on the Avon River in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Perth. The first European settlement occurred in the area in 1836. After flooding in the 1850s, the townsite was moved to its current location in the 1860s. It is connected by railway and road to Perth. During the 1860s, it was home to bushranger Moondyne Joe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flying Fish Cove</span> Settlement in Christmas Island, Australia

Flying Fish Cove is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement". It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span>

West Island, part of the South Keeling Islands, is the capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean. The population is roughly 120, making it the third smallest capital in the world, and consists mainly of Europeans. It is less populous than Home Island, the only other inhabited island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poon Saan</span> Human settlement in Christmas Island, Australia

Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. It is administrated as part of the island capital - Flying Fish Cove. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. In Cantonese, Poon Saan means "halfway up the hill". The architecture of Poon Saan reflects the Chinese heritage of the majority of residents in being Singapore style units, rather than the Western style common in Flying Fish Cove.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Home Island</span> Island of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia

Home Island, also known locally as Pulu Selma, is one of only two permanently inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the Southern Atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean.

Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Island and St Peter Island in the Nuyts Archipelago located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 10 kilometres south and 25 kilometres south-east respectively of Ceduna.

Tumby Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Tumby Island in Spencer Gulf and located about 5 kilometres southeast of the town of Tumby Bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway</span>

The Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway was a 19.7 km long industrial railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point on Christmas Island. The remains of the South Point station are now heritage-listed.

Media Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland in the gazetted locality of Loxton about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east of the Loxton town centre.

Rilli Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Riverland in the gazetted locality of Loxton North about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north-east of the Loxton town centre.

Kapunda Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Riverland in the gazetted locality of Loxton about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-west of the Loxton town centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Investigator Group Conservation Park</span> Protected area in South Australia

.

South Point Settlement Remains is a heritage-listed former settlement at South Point on Christmas Island, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

The Home Island Foreshore is a heritage-listed cultural landscape at Jalan Panti, Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Industrial and Administrative Group, Christmas Island</span> Historic site in Christmas Island, Australia

The Industrial and Administrative Group is a heritage-listed historic precinct on Murray Road overlooking Flying Fish Cove in the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

Bungalow 702 is a heritage-listed house at Lam Lok Loh, Drumsite, Christmas Island, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

The Drumsite Industrial Area is a heritage-listed industrial precinct at Drumsite in the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malay Kampong Group</span> Historic site in Christmas Island, Australia

Malay Kampong Group is a heritage-listed Malay precinct at Jalan Panyai, Flying Fish Cove in the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

References

  1. "Island Life - Christmas Island - About". Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Luxury townhouses with views of leaky boats being built on Christmas Island". news.com.au. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Bungalow 702 (Place ID 105338)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government . Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. "Drumsite Industrial Area (Place ID 105339)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government . Retrieved 15 May 2019.