Rabaul

This record is for the "Territory of Papua and New Guinea" for the period 1949 to 1975 which was administered by Australia and covers post WW2 deployments of Australian armed forces to the territory.

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea in 1949. In 1972, the name of the Territory changed to "Papua New Guinea" and in 1975 it became the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.