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How did Australian defence forces contribute to Burma 1942 and New Guinea 1942-3 during World War 2?
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The first known European exploration of the island of New Guinea (where Papua new Guinea is located) started with the Dutch and Portuguese traders during the 1500s. The name 'Papua New Guinea' has come from two sources. 'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people, while 'New Guinea' is derived from 'Nueva Guinea', the name used by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez, who named the island that because he observed that the people were similar in appearance to those occupying the Guinea coast of Africa.The northern half of Papua New Guinea was known as German New Guinea after it came under German control in 1884. the British took control of the southern half is 1884, formally annexing it in 1889. This portion was known as British New Guinea, later renamed to Papua in 1905 after the passing of the Papua Act. During WWI, the island was occupied by Australian troops to defend the British half. When the Treaty of Versailles was established after World War I, Australia administered German New Guinea, and the British part of the island came to be considered an External Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, though it was still "owned" by Britain. The two territories were regarded as separate territories, known as 'Papua' and 'New Guinea'.After the New Guinea Campaign of World War II, the two territories came together as 'Papua New Guinea'. The New Guinea campaign was vital to the defence of Australia and the South Pacific. The Japanese attempted to cross from the north, over the rugged Owen Stanley Range, along the famous Kokoda Trail. The Papua New Guinea natives were dubbed "fuzzy wuzzy angels" for their vital part in assisting the Australian and US troops in the campaign against the Japanese.Australia administered Papua New Guinea until the country was granted full independence on 16 September 1975. Papua New Guinea's Head of State is still the Queen of England, just as Australia's is, as it remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Papua New Guinea's leader of the government is the Prime Minister.
