Abstract: A New Guinea Annexations, 1828–1885 -- 1 The Van Delden Proclamation of 1828 -- 2 Description of Tidore’s territories in New Guinea, 1865 -- 3 Description of Tidore’s territories in New Guinea, 1875 -- 4 The Erskine Proclamation of 1884 -- 5 The amended Erskine Proclamation -- 6 The Schutzbrief of 1885 -- B The Queensland Boundary, 1879–1919 -- 1 The Queensland Coast Islands Act of 1879 -- 2 John Douglas to the Colonial Secretary, 1885 -- 3 Sir Samuel Griffith to Sir Henry Norman, 1893 -- 4 Sir William MacGregor to Sir Henry Norman, 1893 -- 5 Sir William MacGregor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1895 -- 6 Order in Council directing that certain islands attached to the colony of Queensland shall become part of the possession of British New Guinea, 1896 -- 7 Sir William MacGregor to Lord Lamington, 1896 -- 8 Hugh M. Nelson to Lord Lamington, 1898 -- 9 Order in Council directing that certain islands and reefs to the northward of Queensland shall become part of the possession of British New Guinea, 1898 -- 10 A. H. Jiear to the Government Secretary, Port Moresby, 1903 -- 11 Memorandum of Acting Administrator C. S. Robinson to the Governor-General, 1903 -- 12 Governor-General’s Office to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 1904 -- 13 Governor-General’s Office to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 1906 -- 14 Alfred Deakin to William Kidston, 1906 -- 15 William Kidston to Alfred Deakin, 1906 -- 16 A. P. Lyons to the Government Secretary, Port Moresby, 1919 -- C The Anglo-German Boundary, 1885–1909 -- 1 Arrangement between Great Britain and Germany relative to their respective spheres of action in portions of New Guinea, 1885 -- 2 Declaration between the governments of Great Britain and the German Empire relating to the demarcation of the British and German spheres of influence in the Western Pacific, 1886 -- 3 Sir William MacGregor to Lord Lamington. Despatch recommending that the Gira River be made the boundary between German and British New Guinea, 1897 -- 4 Convention and declaration between Great Britain and Germany for the settlement of the Samoan and other questions, 1899 -- 5 Proclamation by the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, declaring a British protectorate over Choiseul, etc., 1900 -- 6 Exchange of Notes between Great Britain and Germany relating to the re-delimitation of the British and German spheres of influence in the Western Pacific, 1904 -- 7 British New Guinea: Negotiations for making Gira River free for navigation, 1906, 1908 -- 8 George Le Hunte to Atlee Hunt, 1908 -- 9 Gustavus Sabine to the Australian Minister for External Affairs, 1909 -- 10 Staniforth Smith to Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, 1909 -- 11 An Act to approve the placing of the Territory of New Guinea under the International Trusteeship System, 1949 -- D The Anglo-Dutch Boundary, 1892–1901 -- 1 Dr G. van Tienhoven to Sir Horace Rumbold, 1892 -- 2 Sir William MacGregor to Sir Henry Norman. Despatch respecting expedition undertaken to repel Tugeri invasion, 1892 -- 3 Dr G. van Tienhoven to Sir Horace Rumbold, 1893 -- 4 The Koloniaal Verslag of 1893 (extract), 1893 -- 5 Sir William MacGregor to Sir Henry Norman. Despatch reporting the proceedings in connection with the delimitation of the boundary between British and Dutch New Guinea, 1893 -- 6 Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands defining the boundaries between the British and Netherland possessions in the island of New Guinea, 1895 -- 7 Presentation of the Convention of 1895 in the Second and First Chambers of the States General, 1895 -- 8 Order in Council applying the laws of Her Majesty’s possessions in New Guinea to the territories acquired under the Convention with the Netherlands of May 16, 1895, 1896 -- 9 Sir Henry Howard to W. H. de Beaufort, 1900 -- 10 W. H. de Beaufort to Sir Henry Howard, 1900 -- 11 Sir Henry Howard to the Marquess of Lansdowne, 1900 -- 12 W. Rooseboom to G. R. Le Hunte 1901 -- E The German-Netherlands Boundary, 1902–1911 -- 1 Memorandum of the German Foreign Office to the Netherlands Legation, 1902 -- 2 H. L. von Tschirschky to W. J. M. van Eysinga, 1906 -- 3 W. A. F. Baron Gevers to H. L. von Tschirschky, 1906 -- 4 W. A. F. Baron Gevers to W. von Schön, 1908 -- 5 W. von Schön to W. A. F. Baron Gevers, 1909 -- 6 The recommendations of the Netherlands Commission of the German-Netherlands Boundary Commission (extract), 1911 -- F The Boundary between the Australian and Netherlands Possessions, 1928–1962 -- 1 Memorandum of J. I. Merrylees to the Government Secretary, Rabaul, concerning the border between the Mandated Territory and Netherlands New Guinea, 1928 -- 2 R. de Marees van Swinderen to S. M. Bruce, 1933 -- 3 R. de Marees van Swinderen to S. M. Bruce, 1934 -- 4 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty’s government in the Commonwealth of Australia and the Netherlands government, 1936 -- 5 J. P. Count van Limburg Stirum to S. M. Bruce, 1939 -- 6 Border Conference. Ingembit Village, 1954 -- 7 Discussions between Sydney Elliott Smith and Sj. van der Goot concerning the Waris border area, 1956 -- 8 Brief report of the visit of the District Commissioner of Daru to Merauke from 2 to 6 June 1956, 1956 -- 9 Australian-Dutch Conference on Survey and Mapping, 1960 -- 10 Report and Recommendations of the Australian-Dutch Technical Commission, 1961 -- 11 Questions in the Netherlands Parliament about the Waris and Jaffi Enclaves, 1962 -- 12 Roggeveen-Dent Declaration (Angamarut), 1962 -- 13 Roggeveen-Dent Declaration (Domongi), 1962 -- 14 Roggeveen Declaration (Bensbach River), 1962 -- G Material concerning the Australian-Indonesian Border -- 1 West Irian/Papua and New Guinea border, 1964 -- 2 Parliamentary Question and Reply concerning the Irian boundary, 1965 -- 3 Parliamentary Questions and Replies concerning the free navigation on the Fly River, 1965.

Abstract: This series of documents is a companion volume to Search for New Guinea's Boundaries: From Torres Strait to the Pacific (Australian National University Press, 1966). It brings together not only scattered, previously published documents, but also some of the correspondence surrounding them and reports and memoranda dealing with the bounda­ ries in general. The latter include material up to 1962. The documents have been arranged chronologically within sections. Material in sections A, B, and C corresponds respectively with matters dealt with in Chapters 2 (New Guinea Annexations), 3 (Papua Irredenta), and 4 (The Former Anglo-German Boundary), that in sections D, E, and F with those in Chapter 5 (The Irian Boundary), while that in section G is touched upon in the concluding chapter. The selection of published documents was simple: all were in­ eluded. Choice of unpublished material available in the archives was an individual one. Documents in Dutch, French, and German have been translated. Personal comments and queries have been entered in foot­ notes to the English translations which in all cases precede the original text. Cross references to Search for New Guinea's Boundaries, using the abbreviation S. N . G. B ., are made for the convenience of the reader.

Abstract: 1 Introduction -- 2 New Guinea Annexations -- 3 Papua Irredenta -- 4 The Former Anglo-German Boundary -- 5 The Irian Boundary -- 6 Epilogue -- Appendixes -- I Some Notes on Administrative Nomenclature -- II The Spelling of Place Names -- III Sources used in the Compilation of the Maps -- References.

Abstract: The paucity of published material on the borders of New Guinea and the international significance of the Irian boundary led me to bring together the information I had gathered over the past few years. Ideally, a book of this kind should cover the subject in its total historical and geographical context. The aim of this work is more modest: it intends merely to throw some light on the birth and development of New Guinea's boundaries. With this purpose in mind, after an introductory chapter attention is given to the historical events leading up to the parti­ tion of New Guinea among three European powers. In subsequent chapters the development of the boundaries between the various parts of the island is discussed. It is realized that this approach may tend to convey the impression that each particular border is in some way unique. This, however, is not intended and it is hoped that the reader will recognize some of the common underlying themes and problems which are given attention in the introductory and concluding chapters. It was intended originally to present in a brief appendix those docu­ ments which define the borders. It soon appeared desirable to include also the unpublished records of more recent border conferences and relevant correspondence leading up to the actual treaties, exchange of notes, Orders in Council, or (as the case might be) lack of action.