British colony from 1883/4, placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1902

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A Papuan woman holding her baby in a child carrier attached around her head. Halftone.

Papua, annual report for the year.

The Melanesians of British New Guinea / by C.G. Seligmann, M.D. ; with a chapter by F.R. Barton, C.M.G. and an appendix by E.L. Giblin.

Dr. Bellamy of Papua / by Robert H. Black.

Botany of New Zealand / George Bennett.

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Papua, annual report for the year.

The Melanesians of British New Guinea / by C.G. Seligmann, M.D. ; with a chapter by F.R. Barton, C.M.G. and an appendix by E.L. Giblin.

A Papuan woman holding her baby in a child carrier attached around her head. Halftone.

Dr. Bellamy of Papua / by Robert H. Black.

Botany of New Zealand / George Bennett.