Hamersley Macdonnell II
Banned
Here, here and here is information about BEIC trading settlement of Fort Coronation, modern West Papua.
I have three options for its alternate history:
a) If New Albion succeeded, but its area was ultimately confined to regions 2 and northern half of the region 6 (leaving Steenkool in its southern part to the Dutch) in this map of Netherlands New Guinea (although it originally claimed all the northern coast from Waigeo to Rossel Island) it could've been one of the founding members of the Federation of Melanesia in 1959. Gained responsible government in 1898 and Dominion status in 1906.
b) After Treaty with Netherlands in 1830s or so its area was confined to Northern half of the island of Papua, as UK recognized Southwest New Guinea as part of NL East Indies, but it retained the NW portion entirely, preventing Dutch from founding Hollandia and making them to retain Merkusoord as NNG capital. In 1884 UK ceded the northeastern part east of 28th parallel to Germany. Still NA joined the federation in 1959.
c) New Albion became a settler colony which succeeded economically, so the British annexed the whole island thus preventing Netherlands NG and German NG, and the whole island of Papua and was divided into British colonies of New Albion (northern part) and New Guinea (Southern part) and these united into a new dominion, Federation of Melanesia together with British colonies of New Britain and New Ireland in 1919. It became majority white, and with a population of 12 million, it became the third major power of Oceania together withAustralia and NZ.
I have three options for its alternate history:
a) If New Albion succeeded, but its area was ultimately confined to regions 2 and northern half of the region 6 (leaving Steenkool in its southern part to the Dutch) in this map of Netherlands New Guinea (although it originally claimed all the northern coast from Waigeo to Rossel Island) it could've been one of the founding members of the Federation of Melanesia in 1959. Gained responsible government in 1898 and Dominion status in 1906.
b) After Treaty with Netherlands in 1830s or so its area was confined to Northern half of the island of Papua, as UK recognized Southwest New Guinea as part of NL East Indies, but it retained the NW portion entirely, preventing Dutch from founding Hollandia and making them to retain Merkusoord as NNG capital. In 1884 UK ceded the northeastern part east of 28th parallel to Germany. Still NA joined the federation in 1959.
c) New Albion became a settler colony which succeeded economically, so the British annexed the whole island thus preventing Netherlands NG and German NG, and the whole island of Papua and was divided into British colonies of New Albion (northern part) and New Guinea (Southern part) and these united into a new dominion, Federation of Melanesia together with British colonies of New Britain and New Ireland in 1919. It became majority white, and with a population of 12 million, it became the third major power of Oceania together withAustralia and NZ.