HOLDING OUT
4 AUSTRALIANS IN NEW BRITAIN WILD MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY. JAPANESE TRANSPORTS MADE USELESS. — A (By Telegraph—Press AssociatioiA-Copyright) LONDON, January 28. The Australian troops in New Britain are believed to be holding out in the wild, mountainous country on the island. The Australian Army Minister, Mr Forde, said today that communication with the force was extremely difficult. Raids carried out by R.A.A.F. planes are believed to have rendered useless four out of the 11 Japanese transports in Rabaul harbour, and to have damaged others.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 January 1942, Page 4
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84HOLDING OUT Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 January 1942, Page 4
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