This book is about the history of Papua New Guinea and some information or facts about Papua New Guinea.
The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent.
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In 1883 the colony of Queensland tried to annex the southern jalf of eastern New Guinea, but the British government did not approve. However, when Germany began the settlement in the north, a British protectorate was proclaimed in 1884 over the southern coast of New Guinea and it's adjacent island. The protectorate called it British New Guinea and it was annex outright on 4 September,1884. The possession was placed under the authority of commonwealth of Australia in 1906. 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 was remained under their control of a British possession until the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975.
There was a little economic activity in Papua. The Australian administered it separately under the Papua Act until it was invaded by the Empire of Japanese in 1941,and a civil administration suspended. During the Pacific War, Papua was governed by an Australian military administration from Port Moresby, where general Douglas MacArthur occasionally made his headquarters.
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