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1940 map of Nauru showing the extent of the phosphate mined lands. Mining operations on Nauru began in 1906, at which time it was part of the German colonial empire. The island had some of the world's largest and highest quality deposits of phosphate, a key component in fertiliser, making it a strategically important resource on which agriculture in Australia and New Zealand depended.
Nauruan warrior, 1880. Nauru was settled by Micronesians around 3,000 years ago, and there is evidence of possible Polynesian influence. [1] Nauruans subsisted on coconut and pandanus fruit, and engaged in aquaculture by catching juvenile ibija fish, acclimated them to freshwater conditions, and raised them in Buada Lagoon, providing an additional reliable source of food. [2]
Allied map of Nauru, World War II. This article lists the colonial governors of Nauru, from the establishment of the German colonial presence in 1888 (as part of German New Guinea), through the Japanese occupation during World War II, until the independence of the Australian-administered Trust Territory of Nauru in 1968.
Mandates in the Pacific: 1. South Seas Mandate 2. Mandate of New Guinea 3. Mandate of Nauru 4. Western Samoa Mandate. One of the first actions of Australia's armed forces during World War I was the seizure by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force of German New Guinea and the neighbouring islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in October 1914. [6]
In September 1914 Australia occupied Nauru, then part of German New Guinea, following the start of World War I. This was part of a larger plan by Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to intercept Germany's East Asia Squadron before they could return to Germany. The island continued to be occupied by Australia until the end of ...
The bombardment lasted for about an hour, during which the raider wrecked the loading plant, oil tanks, boats, buildings and mooring buoys. Following this attack, she sailed to the southeast and Nauru broadcast news of the attack to Australia. [11] This was the last visit of German ships to Nauru during the war, and Komet moved to the Indian ...
Nauru budget documents show two-thirds of government revenue last year came from fees paid by Australia to host a refugee processing centre, which began to be wound down in July.
Map of Nauru Nauru is a 21 km 2 (8.1 sq mi), [ 4 ] oval-shaped island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 55.95 km (34.77 mi) south of the Equator . [ 72 ] The island is surrounded by a fringing coral reef , which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles . [ 5 ]