Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Administrative Union of the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea | |||||||||||||
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| 1949–1975 | |||||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the Queen (1952–1975) O Arise, All You Sons (1975) | |||||||||||||
| Status | United Nations Trust Territory (New Guinea) External territory of Australia (Papua) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Port Moresby | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Austronesian languages Papuan languages English creoles German creoles | ||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Papua New Guineans, Papuans | ||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1949–1952 | George VI | ||||||||||||
• 1952–1975 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||||||
• 1949–1952 (first) | Jack Keith Murray | ||||||||||||
• 1974–1975 (last) | Tom Critchley | ||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||||||
• 1972–1975 (last) | Michael Somare | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council (1949–1963) House of Assembly (1963–1975) | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| 1 July 1949 | |||||||||||||
• Self-governing | 1 December 1973 | ||||||||||||
| 16 September 1975 | |||||||||||||
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| History of Papua New Guinea |
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The Territory of Papua and New Guinea , officially the Administrative Union of the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea (the latter being a United Nations trust territory administered by Australia) in 1949. In December 1971, the name of the Territory changed to "Papua New Guinea" and in 1975 it became the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.