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The '''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949''' |
The '''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949''' was an Act passed by the [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]] of the Commonwealth of Australia. It replaced the [[Papua Act 1906]] and the [[New Guinea Act 1920]], and changed the status of [[Papua and New Guinea]] by merging the administrations of the [[Papua (Australian territory)|territory of Papua]] and the [[territory of New Guinea]]. The act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2797.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:22, 16 May 2015
The Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. It replaced the Papua Act 1906 and the New Guinea Act 1920, and changed the status of Papua and New Guinea by merging the administrations of the territory of Papua and the territory of New Guinea. The act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by Australia.[1]
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