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- The protectorate, called British New Guinea, was annexed outright on 4 September 1888 and possession passed to the newly federated Commonwealth of Australia in 1902 and British New Guinea became the Australian Territory of Papua, with Australian administration beginning in 1906.
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Following the passage of the Papua Act in 1905, British New Guinea became the Territory of Papua, and formal Australian administration began in 1906, although Papua remained under their control as a British possession until the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975.
The protectorate, called British New Guinea, was annexed outright on 4 September 1888 and possession passed to the newly federated Commonwealth of Australia in 1902 and British New Guinea became the Australian Territory of Papua, with Australian administration beginning in 1906.
Australian administration, 1906–75 Papua New Guinea was administered by Australia as a single territory from 1945. It comprised the former British protectorate of Papua – which had been an Australian territory since 1906 – and the former German colony of New Guinea, which became Australia's responsibility as a Mandated
In 1902, the British parts of Papua were effectively transferred to the authority of the new Commonwealth of Australia. [why?] With the passage of the Papua Act 1905, the area was officially renamed the Territory of Papua, and Australian administration formally began in 1906.
Sep 15, 2015 · 1884. After pressure from the Queensland government, Britain raises its flag, declaring a protectorate over south-east New Guinea and creates a colony in 1888. Germany annexes the northern part of the country. Australia takes control of 'Papua' September 3, 1906. A map of the territory of Papua in 1930. (National Museum Australia)
The nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia on 16 September 1975.
Nov 7, 2013 · On 16 September 1975, Papua New Guinea became an independent state after 70 years under Australian rule. AS THE SUN SET on the afternoon of 15 September 1975, the Australian flag came down for the last time from Hubert Murray Stadium, in Papua New Guinea’s capital of Port Moresby. Almost 70 years of Australian governance was coming to an end.
