Monday, December 1, 2008

Important Events in the 20 Century




Important Events in the 20 Century

1905 Onrust Once again gained attention after being abandoned for so many years. A weather station was constructed on the Onrust and Cipir Islands

1911-1933 Onrust transformed into haj Quarantine

1933-1940 The Island became a detention center for mutineers involved in the “ Zeven provincien” incident . three mutineers who were killed in the bombing were buried on kelor island.

May 1940 Approximately 1200 German civilians and sympathizers of Germany were sent on Onrust to be detained in the intern camp.

1941 During the Japanese occupancy. Onrust’s role began to decline because the Japanese felt that the Island was no longer potential as it has already become known to fighter planes.

Onrust was, instead, used as small penitentiary for hard core criminals.