1955
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- Ownership of Fair Isle passed from George Waterston to the National Trust for Scotland.
- Island of Noss designated as a National Nature Reserve.
- The Australian and British Parliaments pass acts transferring the Cocos Islands. It is the beginning of the end for Clunies-Ross rule.
January
- Death of Alexander Ormiston Curle
February
- Thomas Fraser marries Phyllis Inkster.
May
- 2nd
Election of the Lerwick Town Council. - 6th
By-election of the Lerwick Town Council. - 26th May
General Election, Jo Grimond, liberal, wins with a majority of 7,993
June
- Shetland records the highest number of hours of sunshine for the UK.
July
- Bahá’í Ian Semple visits Brigitte Hasselblatt in Shetland.
August
November
- 23rd
Australian parliament passes Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 and UK passes Cocos Islands Act, 1955 transferring the Cocos Islands to Australia.
