Event
The Dutch continue their eastward creep in…
The Dutch continue their eastward creep in Indonesia with the 1828 takeover of the western half of New Guinea as Netherlands New Guinea, the first European claim on the island.
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The Far East
World
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Melanesia
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West Melanesia
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