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AIUI, New Guinea has considerable mineral resources, & rivers suitable for hydro.
So, how much could be done there? How much influence would it have on *Australian development? Any at all? Would it be a major target for Japanese &/or U.S. attacks?
POD either Dutch discovery or first British settlement of Oz. (The latter maybe leads to a post-1900 POD...)