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FOR THE FINAL ASSAULT AUSTRALIANS AROUND ' FINSCHHAFEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY, October 1. The Australians have eliminated Japanese resistance on the high ground around the Finschhafen base in New Guinea, and are now in a position for the final assault. They captured Kakakog Spur, which dominates their objective only a few hundred yards away, killing 50 Japanese and forcing the remainder of the defenders to flee. After losing the spur, the Japanese launched three night counter-at-tacks, all of which were repulsed.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1943, Page 3
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83IN POSITION Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1943, Page 3
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