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looking across Flying Fish Cove emphasises the previous social importance of the
Administrator and provides an important visual focal point from several other parts of the settlement. The gun emplacement and ammunition bunkers have historical significance as a reminder of earlier military threats to the Island and through their direct association with the 1942 mutiny and the subsequent Japanese invasion of the Island.
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and can be seen from various vantage points on the higher terraces. The style and location of the residence appears to have been designed to emphasise the eminence of the
Administrator. In 1965 the ground floor exterior doorways which had timber arches and lattice work infill were altered, the arches
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As of 2020, the house served as a museum documenting the history of
Christmas Island. The upper floor of the building contains a museum. The museum reopened on 2 July 2018, after it had been unable to accept visitors due to the closure of the access road. The galleries show the history of Christmas
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Administrator's House is a historic reminder and symbol of colonial rule of Christmas Island, when it was incorporated into the Straits Settlement of Singapore and has been the focus for official duties and functions. The imposing scale of the residence and its location in a prominent position
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for the installation of the 6inch naval gun and a detachment of troops was stationed there. In March 1942 the detachment mutinied on the eve of the
Japanese occupation of the island and several officers were killed. The occupying Japanese later took control of the site for the duration of the war.
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Administrator's House stand a number of ammunition bunkers and a gun emplacement which still contains a six-inch (fifteen-centimetre) naval gun. The complex also contains accommodation and support buildings including a gaol. On the cliff, approximately 10 metres
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Administrator's House was extensively remodelled in 1965 although the service area is little altered from its original form. The gun emplacement complex is intact despite the post war conversion of the ammunition bunkers to provide servants' quarters and other support functions for the
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were bricked and the lattice work replaced by glass with etched patterns resembling the earlier lattice work. A portico was also added with a balcony above it. Upstairs windows, which were wood shuttered, were glazed.
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The wider house precinct, including the former ammunition bunkers, gun emplacement and observation post and ranging station just to the north of the house, are also included in the heritage listing.
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