SMALL ADVANCE IN PAPUA
Rain Hampers Allies STUBBORN ENEMY (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.! (Special Australian Correspondent.) (Received October 29, 10.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 29. The Allied forces in the Owen Stanley Ranges have again made a slight advance toward Alola village. They had been at a standstill for several days, when torrential rain had aided the stubborn Japanese resistance. Fighting continues near Alola. The spokesman at General MacArthur’s headquarters said the present position in the ranges could not be described as a deadlock, as the initiative was with our men.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 30, 30 October 1942, Page 5
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89SMALL ADVANCE IN PAPUA Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 30, 30 October 1942, Page 5
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