Papua new guinea s magnificent and varied scenery reflects a generally recent geologic history in which movements of the earths crust resulted in the collision of the northwardmoving australian plate with the westwardmoving pacific plate. In 1945, the two territories continued under one administration as papua new guinea, from. From 1907 until his death in 1940, papua was governed by sir hubert murray with equal measures of paternalism and progressive thinking. In 1906 british new guinea became the territory of papua and its administration was taken over by newly independent australia. Papua is probably derived from the malay word papuwah fuzzy hair. New guinea and new guinea government, as well as most of the current books on papua new. Following investigations both in png and fiji, it was felt that savings and loan societies clearly had a. Statement for the representatives of melanesians of west papua, madang, papua new guinea. The case for reexamination a paper by mark doris, 16 april 1997, re. The treaty was hailed by president suharto as another milestone in the history of both countries, while papua new guineas.
Papua new guinea is an island country located on the pacific ocean. The preamble sets forth national goals and directive principles. Papua new guinea map physical map of papua new guinea zoom map description. The overall document constitution of the independent state of papua new guinea has been separated into its individual parts, each part or schedule appearing on a separate article page. A short history of papua new guinea waiko, john on. Papua new guinea s early history our ancient inhabitants are believed to have arrived in papua new guinea about 5060,000 years ago from southeast asia during an ice age period when the sea was lower and distances between islands was shorter. By the 1960s there had emerged a significant independence movement in the country, and in 1975, after a brief period of internal autonomy, papua new guinea declared its full independence. History of agriculture in papua new guinea anu press.
Mainland papua new guinea reaches its maximum northsouth expanse of some 510 miles 820 km along its western border with indonesian papua. Australia pledges to grant papua new guinea generous aid in return, and the processing centre on pngs manus island will be significantly expanded to hold up to 3,000 people. In 1961, the reserve bank of australia decided to sponsor the development of savings and loan societies in papua new guinea as part of its responsibility to develop a financial system to meet the needs of our people. A history of the forestry sector in papua new guinea 1 1forests and tradition 1. Apr 01, 2019 the national is the topselling newspaper in papua new guinea.
Pdf the history of the papua new guinea national museum and art gallery is a history of transformation from a colonial institution based on. The migrations were made easier by a fall in the sea level during the pleistocene period, or great ice age, and by a land bridge that linked png with northern australia. Headquartered in port moresby, it has offices in five 5centres. The book traces how the british and german colonies grew and the effects that each administration had on health, religion, education. Pdf short history of the papua new guinea national museum. Johnsons personal experience in png in the 1950s and 60s gives an introduction to what lay ahead for the beaconing parties. It is the east half of new guinea island, plus some nearby islands. Papua new guinea is an independent commonwealth realm, with the monarch serving as head of state and a governorgeneral, nominated by the national parliament, serving as their representative. Papua new guinea png has a long history when it comes to human settlement. Papua new guinea includes the eastern half of the worlds second biggest island, new guinea, bordering the indonesian province of irian jaya to the west. Papua new guinea daily life and social customs britannica. It is one of the most diverse countries on earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 6 million. The prehistory of papua new guinea can be traced to about 60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the australian continent.
Png mapping 100 years of national topographic mapping. The physical map of papua new guinea showing major geographical features like elevations, mountain ranges, deserts, ocean, lakes, plateaus, peninsulas, rivers, plains, landforms and other topographic features. The written history began when european navigators first sighted new guinea in the early part of the 17th century. Archaeological evidence suggests humans first reached new guinea, and then australia and the solomon islands, by island hopping across the indonesian archipelago from asia at least 60,000 years ago. This may have been caused by hunting and exploitation of seasonal foods, especially pandanus nuts, rather than longterm occupation. Our understanding of the human history of png is founded on a handful of archaeological sites. World war ii in my country, papua new guinea, and to use that commentary to address more general questions pertaining to the uses of oral and documentary history in the representation of the past. In 1884, the western half of new guinea was officially recognized as dutch new guinea, the northeastern section became german new guinea, and the southeastern quarter became british new guinea. New guineans from the north of the main island, papuans from the south, highlanders, and islanders. In less than one hundred years the people in both colonies were united as one nation, achieving independence in 1975. Almost 50,000 years ago, groups of migrants from the indonesian archipelago stepped ashore to encounter the most rugged country imaginable, dominated by enormous mountains, beautiful highlands and lowland jungles.
Once open, click on the download iconbutton in top right corner to open a full pdf version. Trade between new guinea and neighboring indonesian islands was. Port moresby nature park port moresby, papua new guinea. Papua new guinea lies between the latitude band of 2. Colonial history of papua new guinea research papers. Independen stet bilong papua niu gini, is a country in oceania that occupies the. Because new guineas terrain is marked by imposing mountains and extremely. Constitution of the independent state of papua new guinea. Apr 28, 2009 a declare the underlying law of papua new guinea.
Papua new guinea png has a remarkable diversity of geographic and natural resources. Papua new guinea customs service affixed to a document and shall presume that it is duly affixed. In 1945, the two territories continued under one administration as papuanew guinea, from. The eastern half of the island is papua new guinea human habitation is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. Mar 20, 2020 the national is the topselling newspaper in papua new guinea. Australias role in the mapping of papua new guinea. The country occupies the eastern half of the west pacific island of new guinea, together with the islands of new britain, new ireland, and the autonomous region of bougainville, and another 600 smaller islands and atolls. Legislation online pacific islands legal information institute paclii, university of the south pacific pdf of constitution as amended to 2006 doc. Despite the penetration of the contemporary economy and media and the effects thereof on traditional cultural life, papua new guinea retains a rich variety of village cultures.
Use the navigational index template to the right to navigate between the different sections. Food and agriculture in papua new guinea anu press. History of new guinea papua new guinea scuba diving. Books by papua new guinea author of papua new guinea. The history of agriculture in papua new guinea is summarized. Michael bourke people, land and environment pdf, 11. View colonial history of papua new guinea research papers on academia. For centuries, png was a mystery to the outside world and, even today, there are areas of the country that western civilization has yet to enc. The british new guinea records begin in the early 1880s. For eons it waited, untouched, unknown and unexplored. The syllabus introduces english as a second language and should be taught at the same time as the home language syllabus. This elementary english syllabus is the new standardsbased curriculum for elementary schools in papua new guinea. Learn about the history of papua new guinea, including our ancestry, colonial settlers, wwii and our political history since independence in 1975.
As in many countries, the forests are a repository of a wide range of goods and services that underpin the rural economy. European sea captains and navigators were the first travellers to record their meetings with the people of papua new guinea. The first inhabitants of papua new guinea, probably migrants from the indonesian archipelago, arrived about 50,000 years ago. Queensland had annexed southeast new guinea in 1883 but. They show that people first settled in new guinea at least 50,000. Daily life usually centres on the extended family, whose primary responsibilities are producing food for subsistence and rearing children.
During world war ii, both australian territories of papua and new guinea were combined and known as new guinea. Two new fact sheets about the presentation sisters in png just click the link below to open. A short history of papua new guinea john dademo waiko. At the northern end of waigani dr, by the university of papua new guinea, this is an island of calm. We have two printing plants and the paper is simultaneously printed in the capital city of port moresby and the industrial city of lae. Papua new guinea encompasses a national profile, as well as profiles for port moresby, kokopo and goroka, each published as a separate report. The independent state of papua new guinea in the south pacific shares a landborder with indonesia. The population of papua new guinea are mostly the indigenous peoples of the island. Peoples daily lives vary enormously in papua new guinea, with the great majority of the population living across the diverse rural landscape in villages or hamlets. It covers the content to be taught in the first three years of school.
A short history of papua new guinea is a concise book describing the quick and steady growth of the many small, isolated and selfsufficient societies that made up the fledging british papua and german new guinea colonies towards the end of the nineteenth century. Constitution of the independent state of papua new. Papua new guinea has 14 books on goodreads with 18 ratings. Michael bourke, john gibson, alan quartermain, kate barclay, bryant allen and jean kennedy doi. Papua new guinea stretches from just south of the equator to the torres strait, which separates new guinea from cape york peninsula to the south, the northernmost extension of australia. Papua new guinea is located in a region defined since the early 19th century as melanesia. The lowlying plains of southern new guinea are geologically part of the australian plate. Papua new guinea lies between the latitude band of 2 to 11 degrees south and generally. A short history of papua new guinea paperback january 1, 1993 by john waiko author visit amazons john waiko page. Papua new guineas most popular book is the medium term development strategy for the agricult. England was pushed into annexing the region largely by the concern of the australian colonies that another major power would establish a colony in the area. Culture of papua new guinea history, people, clothing.
Papua new guineas constitution of 1975 with amendments. This booklet, introduction to human rights law papua new guinea, highlights some of the specific legislation the papua new guinean png government had passed to address family and sexual violence and other gender related violence in png. Papua new guineas constitution of 1975 with amendments through 1991. Papua new guinea constitution of papua new guinea, 1975. Papua new guineans article about papua new guineans by. The independent state of papua new guinea is a sovereign island nation of oceania comprising the eastern half of the island of new guinea and numerous offshore islands in the western south pacific ocean. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. History of papua new guinea lonely planet travel information. Although often in the news for the wrong reasons, the province has much to offer its visitors. Papua niu gini, officially the independent state of papua new guinea tok pisin. Michael bourke doi food production, consumption and imports pdf, 478kb r.
Papua new guinea papua new guinea daily life and social customs. We may have escaped the work of amateur historians. The history of western new guinea refers to the history of the indonesian western half of the island of new guinea and other smaller islands to its west. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is port moresby. The population of papua new guinea are mostly the indigenous peoples of the island the island is in both australasia and oceania, which are two different terms for the continent of islands in the pacific area. However, it is still a relatively new nation in the eyes of the modern world.
German new guinea in 1914 and in 1921, it became australian new guinea, a territory held under mandate from the league of nations. The politics of papua new guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multiparty system, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. A short history of papua new guinea is a concise book describing the quick and steady growth of the many small, isolated and selfsufficient societies that made up the fledgeling british papua and german new guinea colonies towards the end of the last century. The capital city of papua new guinea is port moresby. History of human settlement in png unsw international. This is the papua new guinea national report and it constitutes a general background, a synthesis of the eight themes. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to papua new guinea.
Much of the early history prehistory of png was unknown until about 50 years ago, but since 1959 there has been a lot of research on the prehistory of png, with. In 1545, a spanish explorer called the island nueva guinea. Papua history facts and timeline papua, indonesia indonesias biggest and easternmost province is sometimes confused with its neighbours, the newly formed province of west papua to its west and the separate country of papua new guinea to its east. I begin by drawing a parallel between the study of colonial history in papua new guinea and the place of peasant history in european historiography.
It encompasses the eastern half of the island of new guinea new guinea, island, c. Papua new guinea simple english wikipedia, the free. Papua new guinea records 1883 1942 research guides. More than 2km of walkways thread under and through the jungle canopy, with wellmaintained gardens. These migrants arrived in several waves, and the land that they encountered had a remarkable effect on cultural development. The readings can be used in conjunction with a short history of. In papua new guinea the damage to oral history has not been as great as elsewhere.