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Nieuw-Guinea

Abstract

Report on post-federation discussions about the borders of New Guinea between Dutch and Australian governments. The Dutch are establishing a penal settlement in Merauke. The Tugere people's land is now under Dutch control, and there has been an incident where Tugere crossed into British territory and killed a number of people. The Australian Prime Minister hopes to work with the Dutch to put an end to these raids. There is a sarcastic comment at the end about how the Dutch have "to pull the chestnuts out of the fire" for the British.

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