Papua

The Territory of Papua comprised the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea from 1883 to 1949. It became a British Protectorate in the year 1884, and four years later it was formally annexed as British New Guinea. It was devolved to Australian jurisdiction in the year 1906, and in 1949 it amalgamated with the former German New Guinea territory that had been mandated to Australia by the League of Nations after the first world war. The combined territory was named the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, and it was granted full independence by Australia in the year 1975 under the name of Papua New Guinea. The Territory of Papua made up roughly half of that country and contained the capital Port Moresby.