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MAKE A MEME View Large Image New Guinea, in response to the German annexation of the north-east. The British Government revoked the annexation and annexed it themselves as part of the British Empire, the Papuans having no say in the politics between the two. Little ...

New Guinea, in response to the German annexation of the north-east. The British Government revoked the annexation and annexed it themselves as part of the British Empire, the Papuans having no say in the politics between the two. Little ...

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Keywords: colony queensland union flag unionflag royal navy royalnavy papuans annexation union jack unionjack royal navy ensign royalnavyensign new guinea newguinea port moresby portmoresby imperialism outdoor In 1883, the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia, annexed the south-east of the island of New Guinea, in response to the German annexation of the north-east. The British Government revoked the annexation and annexed it themselves as part of the British Empire, the Papuans having no say in the politics between the two. Little more than twenty years later, the German light cruiser Emden, which protected Germany's interests in the South Pacific, was sunk by the cruiser HMAS Sydney of the new Australian Navy. Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=931235 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au In 1883, the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia, annexed the south-east of the island of New Guinea, in response to the German annexation of the north-east. The British Government revoked the annexation and annexed it themselves as part of the British Empire, the Papuans having no say in the politics between the two. Little more than twenty years later, the German light cruiser Emden, which protected Germany's interests in the South Pacific, was sunk by the cruiser HMAS Sydney of the new Australian Navy. Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=931235 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au