LITTLE SHIPS
OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. MAJOR PART IN NORTHERN OPERATIONS. (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, July 22. More than 200 light sea craft, drawn from all the harbours of the Commonwealth, have played a major part in the war to the north of Australia. The existence of this motley sea force, ranging from small motor launches up to vessels of 300 tons, is now revealed for the first time. These little ships have freighted hundreds of thousands of tons of essential war supplies along the New Guinea coast, often under the very noses of the Japanese. The same force has operated along the northern Australian coastline Many vessels have been bombed or strafed by Japanese aircraft, but this vital sea link in the Allied supply line has never been broken.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1943, Page 2
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130LITTLE SHIPS Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1943, Page 2
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