From the Archives, 1975: Australia's flag lowered as PNG gains independence

Port Moresby – Australia’s 69-year rule in Papua New Guinea ended at midnight last night.

The Governor-General of the new nation (Sir John Guise) in a broadcast at 12.01 am said: “Papua New Guinea in now independent.”

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