The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
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New Guinea and adjacent Islands . Linked to the Australian mainland by the drowned lands of the Arafura Sea is the large island of New Guinea . The whole island is usually included in the term “ Australasia , " but this brief account ...
New Guinea and adjacent Islands . Linked to the Australian mainland by the drowned lands of the Arafura Sea is the large island of New Guinea . The whole island is usually included in the term “ Australasia , " but this brief account ...
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QUEENSLAND AND NEW GUINEA 357 fide settlement.1 To the great relief of the Colonial Office the prospecting parties failed , the gold seekers withdrew , and it seemed safe once more to defer the question .
QUEENSLAND AND NEW GUINEA 357 fide settlement.1 To the great relief of the Colonial Office the prospecting parties failed , the gold seekers withdrew , and it seemed safe once more to defer the question .
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GERMAN ANNEXATION IN NEW GUINEA 359 might be regarded as a suitable field for German enterprise . Neither this suggestion , nor the German protest against the extension of our protectorate to the north coast , had been taken very ...
GERMAN ANNEXATION IN NEW GUINEA 359 might be regarded as a suitable field for German enterprise . Neither this suggestion , nor the German protest against the extension of our protectorate to the north coast , had been taken very ...
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