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  1. History of Papua New Guinea

    The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Pages in category "Explorers of Papua New Guinea" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Hermann Detzner; F. Otto Finsch; H. Jack Hides; K. Charles Karius; L. Mick Leahy (explorer) M. John Moresby; T. Jim Taylor (explorer)
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    Explorers of Papua New Guinea (11 P) Pages in category "Explorers of New Guinea" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Jan Carstenszoon; Anton Colijn; D. Jean Jacques Dozy; H.
    • History of Papua New Guinea

      The exploration of Papua-New Guinea has been a continuing process. As of October 2017 new groups of people occasionally are still contacted. Not until recent years has New Guinea's exploration been planned; much of it has been the work of miners, labour recruiters, missionaries, adventurers, with different objectives in mind. ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org

    The exploration of Papua-New Guinea has been a continuing process. As of October 2017 new groups of people occasionally are still contacted. Not until recent years has New Guinea's exploration been planned; much of it has been the work of miners, labour recruiters, missionaries, adventurers, with different objectives in mind. ...
  6. geographia.com

    Over the next several decades Papua New Guinea was claimed by the Germans, the British, and the Dutch, but it came under the control of Australia after World War One. ... Astoundingly, European explorers in search of gold instead discovered over one million people, living in fertile mountain valleys and in cultures that hadn't changed since the ...
  7. pngcanberra.org

    European traders, adventurers and gold explorers from various countries visited the area during the 17th and 18th centuries, but no territorial claims were made until 1828 when the Dutch took control of the western half of New Guinea (now Irian Jaya or West Papua which was ceded to Indonesia in 1962). ... The Papua and New Guinea Act of 1949 ...
  8. papuanewguinea.travel

    Don Jorge de Meneses, a Portuguese explorer, is credited with the European discovery of the principal island of Papua New Guinea in around 1526-27. Although European navigators visited and explored the New Guinea islands for the next 170 years, we kept pretty much to ourselves until the late 19th century. ... During World War I, Papua New ...
  9. famousfix.com

    James Lindsay Taylor (25 January 1901 - 28 June 1987) was an Australian born, Papua New Guinean explorer. He is most noted for leading patrols (explorations) into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s. In particular the 1933 patrol in the Wahgi Valley with the brothers Dan and Mick Leahy and surveyor Ken Spinks; and for the Hagen ...
  10. sl.nsw.gov.au

    It comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and 600 offshore islands. It covers approximately 465,000 square kilometres, making it the second largest country in the South Pacific after Australia. The principal island of Papua New Guinea was found by European explorers around 1526-27 by Don Jorge de Meneses.
  11. earth-site.co.uk

    Papua New Guinea, situated in the south-western Pacific Ocean, is a nation with a rich history and diverse culture. Archaeological evidence suggests human settlement in the region dates back approximately 50,000 years, with the arrival of Austronesian-speaking peoples. ... European exploration and colonization in the 19th century led to ...
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