, ▁and ▁domin ates ▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁Fin sch h afen ▁below . ▁A ▁Luther an ▁mission ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Johann ▁F lier l ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁German ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁responsibility ▁for ▁admin ister ing ▁the ▁territory ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁gave ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁mission aries ▁to ▁remain , ▁but ▁placed ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁mission . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁German ▁influence ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁as ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁Australia ▁rel in qu ished ▁its ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁mission . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupied ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Following ▁the ▁Australian ▁landing ▁at ▁Fin sch h afen ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁g arrison ▁at ▁Fin sch h afen ▁retre ated ▁to ▁S att el berg . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 9 th ▁Division ' s ▁advance ▁towards ▁S io , ▁they ▁captured ▁the ▁mission ▁at ▁S att el berg ▁in ▁November ▁in ▁what ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S att el berg . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Mor obe ▁Province <0x0A> </s>