{"id":30,"date":"2020-12-10T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T06:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/about-us\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T14:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T06:50:55","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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<\/span> Best viewed in landscape.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>1643<\/h2>\n
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Capt. William Mynors<\/h3>\n

Christmas Island named by Capt. William Mynors, who sailed past on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1872<\/h2>\n
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Phosphate Deposits Identified<\/h3>\n

John Murray on the Challenger Expedition identifies potential phosphate deposits on Christmas Island.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1897<\/h2>\n
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Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Company<\/h3>\n

John Murray and Andrew Clunies-Ross form the Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Company (CIPCO);\u00a0the Crown grants them a 99-year lease.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1900<\/h2>\n
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The First Shipment<\/h3>\n

The first phosphate shipment leaves the Island. The Island is annexed into the Straits Settlement of Singapore.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1942<\/h2>\n
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31 Mar \u2013 Japanese Invasion<\/h3>\n

The Japanese invade the Island, led by Commander Ando. They try to resume the export of phosphate and get the Asian workforce back to work. The Europeans are imprisoned and put into work gangs.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1942<\/h2>\n
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17 Nov \u2013 The Nissei Maru<\/h3>\n

The Japanese load bagged phosphate onto the Nissei Maru. The ship was hit with allied torpedoes and sank immediately, five men were drowned.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1943<\/h2>\n
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Dec \u2013 The Japanese Leave<\/h3>\n

Japanese announce they are leaving Christmas Island. 60% of the population mostly the Asian workforce (750 people) are sent to camps in Surabaya.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1946<\/h2>\n
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Mining Recommences<\/h3>\n

CIPCO recommences mining. The Island comes under the jurisdiction of the colony of Singapore.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1948<\/h2>\n
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31 Dec \u2013 CIPCO Sold<\/h3>\n

CIPCO is sold to the Australian and New Zealand governments in partnership with the British Phosphate Commission (BPC).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1949<\/h2>\n
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Mine Expansion Program<\/h3>\n

BPC commences expansion program to rebuild and modernise infrastructure and bring additional workers from Cocos, Malaysia and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1974<\/h2>\n
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1100 Workers Protest<\/h3>\n

Poor working conditions and wages and the dismissal of interpreter Tee Boon How leads to a demonstration by 1100 workers. This is the beginning of a movement to create a Trade Union.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1975<\/h2>\n
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The Union Movement<\/h3>\n

The Union of Christmas Island Workers (UCIW) is formed. Michael Grimes becomes the first secretary.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1979<\/h2>\n
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Campaign for Equity & Justice<\/h3>\n

Gordon Bennett arrives as the new Secretary of the UCIW. He leads a campaign for equity and justice for the Asian workforce.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1980<\/h2>\n
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The Sweetland Commission<\/h3>\n

Sweetland Commission into the viability of the Christmas Island phosphate industry.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1981<\/h2>\n
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July \u2013 Under New Management<\/h3>\n

Phosphate Mining Christmas Island Ltd (PMCI) a Commonwealth statutory authority begins to manage the mining operations.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1987<\/h2>\n
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The UCIW rejects mining of the Western Shore Terrace as South Point for environmental reasons.<\/p>\n

Dec<\/span> \u2013 The Commonwealth Government close the Phosphate Mine on Christmas Island.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1990<\/h2>\n
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A Big Win for the Island<\/h3>\n

After a 3 year struggle, the UCIW and the Community win the right to reopen the mine on Christmas Island. Phosphate Resources Ltd is born.<\/p>\n

Christmas Island Phosphates<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1991<\/h2>\n
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A Tragic Passing<\/h3>\n

Gordon Bennett tragically passed away.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1997<\/h2>\n
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Indian Ocean Oil Co<\/h3>\n

Subsidiary Indian Ocean Oil Company (IOOC) is established to manage the fuel supply on Christmas Island.<\/p>\n

Indian Ocean Oil Co<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>1997<\/h2>\n
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21 Year Lease<\/h3>\n

New Mining Lease Signed for 21 years.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2009<\/h2>\n
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CI Maintenance Services is Born<\/h3>\n

Subsidiary Christmas Island Maintenance Services (CIMS), the largest services company located in the Indian Ocean Territories, is established to create more jobs on the island.<\/p>\n

CI Maintenance Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2010<\/h2>\n
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Phosphate Resources Malaysia<\/h3>\n

Phosphate Resources Malaysia is established on 11 March 2010 to supply rock phosphate across the South East Asia region.<\/p>\n

Phosphate Resources Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2011<\/h2>\n
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Cheekah-Kemayan Plantations<\/h3>\n

Purchased the Cheekah-Kemayan Plantations in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Cheekah-Kemayan Plantations<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2013<\/h2>\n
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Mining Until 2034<\/h3>\n

New Mining Lease Signed until 2034.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2019<\/h2>\n
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Government Facilities Management Contract<\/h3>\n

Christmas Island Maintenance Services awarded 3-year contract with the Department of Home Affairs for facilities management at the Christmas Island Detention Centre.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2020<\/h2>\n
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PRL Shipping is Born<\/h3>\n

Purchased the MV Red Titan general cargo ship and created PRL Shipping to reduce shipping costs and provide a competitive freight service to Christmas Island.<\/p>\n

PRL Shipping<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2021<\/h2>\n
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Acquisition of Kemoil SA<\/h3>\n

Purchased more than 50% stake in a percentage of KEMOIL SA. Which is an oil products trading company in Geneva.<\/p>\n

KEMOIL SA<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2022<\/h2>\n
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Acquisition of Liven Nutrients<\/h3>\n

PRL Group acquired 60% of the issued shares of Singapore-based fertiliser trading business Liven Nutrients Pte Ltd.<\/p>\n

Liven Nutrients<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/span>2022<\/h2>\n
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IOOC achieves triple quality accreditation<\/h3>\n

Indian Ocean Oil Company achieves triple quality accreditation<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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<\/span>2023<\/h2>\n
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PRL Global is born<\/h3>\n

CI Resources (CIR) undergoes a rebranding to strategically align the company’s name with it diversification efforts.<\/p>\n

PRL Global (PRG) represents the company’s increasingly global presence through its businesses in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":722,"parent":23,"menu_order":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[5],"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":851,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/851"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prlgroup.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}