History of Oceania

past events and people of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and other Pacific island nations

United Nations trust territory in the western Pacific administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994

Japanese war crimes of World War II

thumb|Map of Sahul with Sundaland|Sunda __NOTOC__ Sahul (), also called Sahul-land, Meganesia, Papualand and Greater Australia, was a paleocontinent that encompassed the modern-day landmasses of mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and the Aru Islands.

thumb|300px|In 1869, seized the blackbirding schooner and freed its passengers, who were bound for Queensland, Australia.

occurrences and people in the Pacific Islands throughout history