Proclamation of protectorate
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Title:
Proclamation of protectorate
Alternate Title:
Proclamation of the protectorate of British New Guinea by Henry Chester, 4 April 1883
Creator:
[unknown photographer] ( Photographer )
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Solwara Pasifik -- Papua Niugini -- Nesenel Kapitol Distrik -- Pot Mosbi
Papua New Guinea -- Papua ( LCSH )
British New Guinea ( LCNAF )
Chester, Henry Marjoribanks, 1832-1914
Spatial Coverage:
Oceania -- Papua New Guinea -- National Capital District -- Port Moresby
Coordinates:
-9.478889 x 147.149444

Notes

General Note:
In 1883, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, the Premier of Queensland, ordered Henry Chester (1832–1914), the Police Magistrate on Thursday Island, to proceed to Port Moresby and annex New Guinea and adjacent islands in the name of the British government. Chester made the proclamation on 4 April 1883, but the British government repudiated the action. -- Wikipedia
General Note:
The Papua Act 1905 recites that Annexation happened "on or about" 4 September 1888 (cf, Roberts-Wray, Kenneth. Commonwealth and Colonial Law. London, Stevens, 1966. p. 132)
General Note:
Printed on Selo photographic paper
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : British New Guinea : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/134297270

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 10/File 42/Item 17 ( SOAS Order With reference )
CWM/LMS/19/10/01/42/17 ( SOAS CALM reference )