NEW GUINEA.
New Guinea, it is said, is supposed to have been known as far back as 893 B.C. This means that the " civilised" nations knew of its existence for 2207 years without thinking it worth while to annex the island. What the ancient Eoraans who took possession of and colonised every country they could hold of, and what other nations, with the exception of a few Dutchmen on tha northern shores, have refrained from meddling with, a han-lful of Australian colonists of to-day want to get m their hands and under their control. When Australians have something like peopled theii present territories vill be time enough foi them to look around for " fresh fields and pastures new."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 56, 4 February 1884, Page 2
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118NEW GUINEA. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 56, 4 February 1884, Page 2
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