Territory of Papua and New Guinea

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea was an Australian-administered territory created in 1949 by uniting Papua and the former German New Guinea mandate. It preceded the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.

British New Guinea: The British protectorate in southeastern New Guinea that became the Australian-administered Territory of Papua. It supplied the southern territory later joined with New Guinea in 1949.
Papua and New Guinea Act 1949: Australian legislation that established the Territory of Papua and New Guinea as a single administrative unit. It provided the legal framework for the 1949 union.
Papua New Guinea: An independent country occupying the eastern half of New Guinea and nearby islands since 1975. It succeeded the territory as an independent state.
Hubert Murray: Australian judge and administrator who governed Papua from 1908 until his death in 1940. His long administration shaped Papua's institutions before the 1949 union.
Territory of Papua: The Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea, formerly British New Guinea, that existed until its 1949 union with New Guinea. It was one of the two separate administrations combined into the territory.
German New Guinea: A German colonial possession in the northern Bismarck Archipelago and northeastern New Guinea from 1884 to 1914. Its former lands formed much of the northern part of the united territory.
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea: The Australian-appointed chief executive responsible for administering the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. The office headed the unified territorial administration.
Papua New Guinea independence: The end of Australian rule and establishment of Papua New Guinea as an independent nation on 16 September 1975. Independence concluded the territorial administration.
Paul Hasluck: Australian politician and historian who served as Minister for Territories from 1951 to 1963. He directed Australian policy toward the territory during a formative period.
Territory of New Guinea: An Australian-administered mandate and trust territory covering former German New Guinea before its 1949 union with Papua. Its mandate status and colonial origins differed from Papua's.

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