History of OceaniaW
History of Oceania

The History of Oceania includes the history of Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and other Pacific island nations.

BlackbirdingW
Blackbirding

Blackbirding involves the coercion of people through deception or kidnapping to work as slaves or poorly paid labourers in countries distant to their native land. The term has been most commonly applied to the large-scale taking of people indigenous to the numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean during the 19th and 20th centuries. These blackbirded people were called Kanakas or South Sea Islanders. They were taken from places such as the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Niue, Easter Island, Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu and the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago amongst others.

Coronations in OceaniaW
Coronations in Oceania

Coronations in Oceania are, or were, held in the following countries:

German–Spanish Treaty (1899)W
German–Spanish Treaty (1899)

The German–Spanish Treaty of 1899, signed by the German Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, involved Spain selling the vast majority of its remaining Pacific Ocean islands to Germany for 25 million pesetas.

High Commissioner for the Western PacificW
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific

The High Commissioner for the Western Pacific was the chief executive officer of the British Western Pacific Territories, a British colonial entity, which existed from 1877 through 1976. Numerous colonial possessions were attached to the Territories at different times, the most durable constituent colonies being Fiji and the Solomon Islands.

History of the Pacific IslandsW
History of the Pacific Islands

History of the Pacific Islands covers the history of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.

List of shipwrecks of OceaniaW
List of shipwrecks of Oceania

This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania.

Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsW
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994.