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Japanese Landing in N.W. of Papua
WITHIN 130 MILES OF PT. MORESBY Heavy Losses Inflicted on Invaders
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 24 July 1942, page 1
News 500 wordsAn official communique issued at Allied Headquarters yesterday announced that on Wednesday Japanese forces had landed at Gona Mission, near Buna, on the north-western shores of Papua. ... -
"WE MUST WORK LIKE BEAVERS"
Mr. Curtin's Comment on New Landing
[ tagged as John Curtin Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 24 July 1942, page 1
News 280 wordsThe reported Japanese landing near Buna in New Guinea, showed that since the Coral Sea and Midway Island battles, the Japanese had been ... -
THREE JAPANESE TRANSPORTS BELIEVED SUNK
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday.
[ tagged as Gona Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 25 July 1942, page 1
News 679 wordsThree Japanese transports are believed to have been sunk by Allied bombers during the enemy landing at Gona on Wednesday. One transport of 10,000 tons was definitely sunk while two others received direct hits. ... -
INCREASED AIR OPPOSITION IN NEW GUINEA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 229 wordsJapanese fighter opposition to Allied attacks on Gona is increasing. For two days after the landing, ... -
JAPANESE PENETRATE 25 MILES IN PAPUA
ENEMY ENGAGED BY OUR PATROLS HEAVY AIR ATTACKS ON GONA ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 922 wordsJapanese troops, who landed at the Gona Mission in Papua last week, have penetrated nearly 25 miles inland. This was revealed in a headquarters' communique which stated that our patrols had engaged the enemy in ... -
FURTHER JAPANESE ADVANCE IN PAPUA
ONLY 50 MILES FROM PT. MORESBY SECOND RAID ON TOWNSVILLE
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 1
News 770 wordsA communique issued yesterday at General MacArthur's Headquarters revealed that the Japanese forces which landed at Gona Mission in Northern New Guinea last Wednesday are advancing steadily and have now ... -
STRONG ENEMY FORCE REPULSED IN PAPUA
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION LONE PLANE IN TOWNSVILLE RAID ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 30 July 1942, page 1
News 628 wordsFighting beneath the slopes of a towering 13,200 peak of Mount Victoria, the highest point in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian ground forces at Kokoda yesterday attacked a "strong, aggressive" Japanese combat ... -
JAPANESE HELD IN PAPUAN FIGHTING
DESTROYER HIT NEAR GONA NUISANCE RAIDS CONTINUE (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Thursday.
[ tagged as Col Owen Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 1
News 1095 wordsA direct hit was scored by an Allied plane on an enemy destroyer near the Japanese landing base at Gona, in Papua. The warship was last seen with smoke issuing from it and heading for the shore. ... -
OPPOSITION DEMANDS FOR OFFENSIVE
Merging of Forces Urged MR. ABBOTT CRITICISES PAPUA FIGHTING
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 2
News 441 wordsIn urging the Commonwealth Government to merge the A.I.F. and the A.M.F. into one army for service wherever ... -
POSTHUMOUS U.S.A. AWARD TO A.I.F. OFFICER
(From Our Own Correspondent) ALLIED H.Q., Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Lieut-Col W T Owen New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 3
News 125 wordsA Victorian member of the A.I.F., who was mortally wounded while leading an Australian unit against the Japanese at Kokoda, had been ... -
JAP OFFENSIVE ON WIDER SCALE IN NORTH
HEAVIEST RAID YET AT DARWIN LIGHT ATTACK ON PORT HEDLAND (Prom Our Special Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday. Broome, was attacked by nine heavy Japanese bombers yesterday, which caused some slight damage and one casualty. Darwin experienced two attacks. A light enemy force came over in the morning without results, but in the afternoon a formidable force of 27 heavy bombers, escorted by 22 Zero fighters, roared in for a large-scale raid, but were brilliantly intercepted by our fighters, which scattered the formation and sent seven fighters and two bombers hurtling down in flames, for the loss of one fighter.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 1
News 1065 wordsA single enemy flying-boat engaged in an ineffective raid on Horn Island, in the Torres Strait, while Port Moresby was also attacked by ... -
Japanese Face Harder Task In Papua
EARLY STAGES EASY (From George Johnston, our own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 3 August 1942, page 2
News 360 wordsThe vital Importance of the Kokoda area as the newest battleground of the South West Pacific is that the terrain between this mountain village ... -
FIERCE FIGHTING IN PAPUAN JUNGLE
(From Our Sp[?] Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 696 wordsFierce jungle fighting, in which Allied fighter planes are cooperating, has flared up again in and around the Papuan village of Kokoda, where Australian units attacked yesterday and dispersed Japanese outpost units, after bitter clashes. ... -
ENEMY LOSSES IN "DOG-FIGHTS"
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 278 wordsTwo formations of Allied bombers were engaged in air battles against Japanese fighters over the Bona-Guna area yesterday. ... -
JAPANESE FORCES STRENGTHENED IN PAPUA
INDECISIVE FIGHTING AT KAKODA (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 1
News 597 wordsWhile no official announcement has been made, it is indicated by shipping reports that Japanese reinforcements landed in the Buna-Gona sector of New Guinea more than seven days ago. ... -
COMPLETE LULL IN NEW GUINEA
Native Troops Aid Defenders (From Our Special Representative) ALLIED H.Q., Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda (2) New Guinea (2) WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 6 August 1942, page 1
News 140 wordsIn all operational sectors of the South-West Pacific area yesterday, there was the first complete full in fighting activity for more ... -
DEFENCE LINE FORMED IN NEW GUINEA
BASED ON OWEN STANLEY RANGE (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 7 August 1942, page 1
News 1069 wordsIt was announced officially that an Allied defence line in New Guinea has been formed along the almost impassable range of the Owen Stanley Mountains, beyond which lies the north coast of Papua and New ... -
SERIOUS THREAT SEEN IN PAPUAN THRUST
War Council Review MELBOURNE, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea War Council WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 7 August 1942, page 1
News 192 wordsWith the war threat to Australia probably at its greatest since the beginning of the war, members of the War Advisory ... -
ENEMY CLOSER TO AUSTRALIA
Jap Seizure of Island Bases Confirmed (From Our Own Correspondent) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 8 August 1942, page 1
News 411 wordsJapanese pressure on Kokoda, the advanced outpost of the main Allied defence line along the Owen Stanley Range, relaxed slightly, but further evidence of enemy penetration towards Australia is provided by the official confirmation of three more ... -
AUSTRALIAN FORCES COOPERATING
ALLIED H.Q., Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea South-West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 1
News 324 wordsA communique, issued by Allied Headquarters, revealed that Australian naval forces were participating in the attack ... -
THE SECOND FRONT IN THE PACIFIC.
[ tagged as Kokoda Second front in Pacific South-West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 2
News 682 wordsATTACKS launched simultan[?]ously in the North and South Pacific have provided a second front against the enemy which is poised to strike at Russia from the rear. This is a real and most valuable second front, and betokens a definite change from defensive to ... -
ALLIED PLANES BATTER BASES ON NEW GUINEA
(From Our Special Representative) ALLIED H.Q., Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 11 August 1942, page 1
News 779 wordsIn the absence of definite news[?] either fr[?] the United States Naval Headquarters in Washington o[?] from Allied Headquarters ... -
AUSTRALIANS SHINE IN JUNGLE FIGHTS
(From Geoffrey Hutton, our own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wed.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 213 wordsAustralian forward patrols showed their[?] mettle as jungle fighters in brilliant small scale operations which drove the Japanese from their fixed ... -
DIVERSION RAIDS OVER NEW GUINEA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 106 wordsWhile the Allied attack has been developing in the Solomons, we have sent our fighters and bombers over in a powerful series of diversion ... -
Hard Fighting On Kokoda Plateau
(From our own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wed.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 264 wordsHard ahd confused fighting is still taking place among rubber plantations in the high plateau of Kokoda and a message from forward headquarters ... -
N.G. NATIVES GO BUSH FROM JAPANESE
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our War Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 2
News 446 wordsNew Guinea natives have been fleeing from their villages and taken food to the jungles in order to escape from the Japanese. ... -
ENEMY ATTACKS INCREASING AT KOKODA
(From General MacArthur's Headquarters)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 17 August 1942, page 1
News 231 wordsOnly two sectors of the Southwest Pacific war fronts are mentioned in to-day's Headquarters' communique, which reveals that ... -
ENEMY DRIVES AUSTRALIANS FROM KOKODA
GRIM CLASHES ON STANLEY RANGE (From Our Own Representative) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 300 wordsIt was officially announced at General MaeArthur's Headquarters to-day that, although the enemy had made an advance and the Allies had lost possession of Kokoda village, the advance was not great. ... -
FIRST PHASE OF PACIFIC STRATEGY
WASHINGTON, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Pacific Strategy WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 400 wordsThe American Associated Press states that the Navy's developing conquest in the south-eastern Solomons is regarded in official quarters as the opening of a new period of inter-island fighting over the supply lines ... -
HEAVY RAID ON PORT MORESBY
JAPANESE AIR STRIKING POWER UNIMPAIRED (From Our Own Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 19 August 1942, page 1
News 717 wordsThe Japanese planes seen over Port Moresby for 18 days struck yesterday morning at the main New Guinea garrison, 24 bombers carrying out a high-level attack against a nearby aerodrome. It was Port Moresby's 89th ... -
Lull Continues In Northern Areas
(From Our Own Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 20 August 1942, page 1
News 184 wordsAccoiding to a communique issued to-day by General MacArthur's Headquarters, there was almost a complete lull in Allied and enemy ... -
JAPANESE RAIDERS LOSE HEAVILY IN NEW GUINEA AREA
Night Raid Fails At Darwin (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 26 August 1942, page 1
News 489 wordsFollowing the success of the Darwin fighter pilots on Sunday, when they shot down 27 per cent, of the Japanese raiding force, Allied fighter pilots, operating over eastern New Guinea yesterday, cut down 30 per ... -
HEAVY ALLIED RAIDS ON NEW GUINEA FRONT
(From George Johnston, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 27 August 1942, page 1
News 698 wordsSynchronising with the Japanese Counter-attack on the Tulagi area there was a fierce flare up of air activity in the New Guinea area ... -
JAPANESE HELD AT KOKODA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 1
News 96 wordsAustralian military units have brought the Japanese to a halt near Kokoda by superior jungle fighting. This is not an armchair boast, but ... -
JAPANESE BID TO CAPTURE NEW GUINEA
CONCERTED ATTACKS AT ALL COASTAL POINTS Position Serious At Milne Bay ENEMY NAVAL FORCE LANDS TROOPS (From George Johnston, "The Canberra Times" Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 31 August 1942, page 1
News 1846 wordsTerrific fighting now taking place between Australian and Japanese sheck troops in New Guinea indicates that the vital battle for the control of New Guinea has begun. In app[?]ling weather, a strong Japanese naval force comprising one cruiser and eight destroyers entered Milne Bay last night and landed reinforcements. ... -
JAPANESE CLEARED FROM MILNE BAY
AUSTRALIANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES; SOME EVACUATED BIG CAPTURE OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Major-General Cyril Clowes Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 1
News 1967 wordsThe situation in the Milne Bay area underwent a dramatic change during the week-end. Australian troops, under Major-General Cyril Clowes, are rapidly clearing the area of Japanese troops, who have been thrown back with heavy losses. Remnants of the landing force are believed to have been evacuated by Japanese ... -
JAPANESE INACTIVE IN NORTHERN AREAS
Allied Air Attacks SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 4 September 1942, page 1
News 299 wordsThe initiative over the entire island war area remained with the Allies yesterday when enemy forces were completely inactive. ... -
A.I.F. FIGHT INVISIBLE FOES AT KOKODA
Japs Masters at Camouflage NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 7 September 1942, page 1
News 346 wordsTired and spattered with mud, Australian wounded and sick are filtering back from the Kokoda front to advanced hospitals in south New ... -
LULL CONTINUES IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 8 September 1942, page 1
News 231 wordsWith little change yesterday in the situation in New Guinea, where the initiative remains definitely with the Allied forces, observers are ... -
KOKODA DEFENDERS FORCED BACK
Air Attack on Port Moresby SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 September 1942, page 1
News 379 wordsAttacking obliquely and from the front, the Japanese forces recently thrust forward from Kokoda and have driven back our forward troops ... -
FIERCE FIGHTING IN OWEN STANLEY RANGE
ENEMY PRESSURE INCREASING IN NEW GUINEA (From Our War Correspondent, George Johnston)
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 10 September 1942, page 1
News 1327 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday. The official statement that fighting in the Owen Stanley ranges in the Kokoda-Myola area has not changed since yesterday, indicates that Allied troops ... -
ENEMY FORCES OWEN STANLEY GAP
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 11 September 1942, page 1
News 1532 wordsLaunching heavy infiltration attacks in mountain jungles, from 4600 to 6000 feet above sea level Japanese troops have outflanked, Australian positions in the Owen Stanley ranges, have forced "the Gap," and are ... -
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN MEW GUINEA
ENEMY CLOSER TO PORT MORESBY SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 12 September 1942, page 1
News 1222 wordsBitter mountain fighting with the Japanese and Australian forces suffering heavy casualties, is raging in the southern part of the Owen Stanley Range. Dogged resistance by Australians in hand-to-hand ... -
AUSTRALIANS HOLD JAPS IN NEW GUINEA
PREPARATIONS FOR EARLY RENEWAL OF MAIN FIGHT ENEMY SUPPLY PROBLEM ACUTE (From Our War Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 14 September 1942, page 1
News 1389 wordsFollowing'his swift advance from Myola through the pass in the Owen Stanley Ranges, the enemy has made no further progress in the last 48 hours and is still being held by Australian forces at a point "somewhere south ... -
ACTIVE SKIRMISHES CONTINUE IN THE NORTH
AIR ATTACKS ON SUPPLY LINES PATROLS CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 15 September 1942, page 1
News 710 wordsFor the third day the Japanese forces in the Owen Stanley Range have been held by the Australians and have made no further progress southward. The two forces are consolidating their positions. ... -
EARLY FLARE-UP EXPECTED TO END NEW GUINEA LULL
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Tuesday.
[ tagged as General sir Thomas Blamey Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 16 September 1942, page 1
News 954 wordsFor the fourth successive day there was a lull in the fighting in the Owen Stanley Ranges, but reference in to-day's communique to increased patrol activity possibly indicates that the breathing space which followed ... -
BITTER CLASHES IN OWEN STANLEY RANGE
HEAVY JAPANESE PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIAN LINES SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 18 September 1942, page 1
News 586 wordsThe enemy is exerting pressure in the Owen Stanley Ranges, and for the first time in six days serious jungle fighting is again in progress between Autralians and Japanese. ... -
SPORADIC FIGHTING CLOSER TO PORT MORESBY
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 19 September 1942, page 1
News 680 wordsAlthough few details are available of the fighti[?] on the papuan battlefront, official reports of yesterda[?] operations indicate that the engagement has died do[?] again and serious fighting reported yesterday has gi[?] ... -
ENEMY HELD IN OWEN STANLEYS
HEAVY BOMBING RAID ON LAE (From George Johnston, Our Own Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 21 September 1942, page 1
News 1106 wordsExcepting for widespread Allied air activity in which Japanese ships and military installations were heavily punished by Australian fighter planes and American bombers, the position in New Guinea was generally quiet ... -
PATROL FIGHTING INCREASING IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 22 September 1942, page 1
News 755 wordsAustralian troops are still barring the way south toward Port Moresby for the Japanese troops in Papua, holding them in the same position near loribaiwa, where extensive patrol activity is continuing on both sides. ... -
JAPS RENEW AIR RAIDS ON MORESBY
FIGHTING INCREASING INLAND SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1942, page 1
News 1002 wordsAir operations were on an increased scale yesterday, while our mountain troops continue to hold the Japanese in their mountain position near loribaiwa. A new feature yesterday was the attack by 37 Japanese ... -
AIR OFFENSIVE ON JAPANESE LINES IN NEW GUINEA
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 24 September 1942, page 1
News 1126 wordsIn a determined effort to counteract Japanese consolidation of positions and supply lines in the Papuan mountains and northern coastal plains, Allied bombers, fighters and attack planes yesterday Munched the most ... -
HEAVY STRAFING OF JAP BASES AND COMMUNICATIONS
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 25 September 1942, page 1
News 995 wordsContinuing the stream of blows against the Japanese lines of communication, a strong force of Allied fighters and bombers yesterday carried out five fierce raids against enemy positions between Buna and Kokoda, ... -
HEAVY AIR RAID ON RABAUL
KOKODA TRACK SWEPT BY ALLIED PLANES (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 26 September 1942, page 1
News 485 wordsFlying Fortresses conducted raids yesterday against Robaul wh[?] lad been a concentration of Japanese cargo and warships for several weeks, and despite a heavy barrage and anti-aircraft fire from the ships ... -
ENEMY OUTPOSTS FORCED BACK IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 28 September 1942, page 1
News 956 wordsWith Allied air forces continuing heavy pressure against Japanese operational bases and supply lines, land fighting in New Guinea has taken a more favourable turn during the week-end. ... -
JAPANESE LINER CAUGHT AT RABAUL
ALLIED BOMBERS SCORE ON ENEMY SHIPPING SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 29 September 1942, page 1
News 922 wordsTaking advantage of the moonlight period, Allied Flying Fortresses raided Japanese shipping in Rabaul harbour yesterday for the fourth successive night. In a dawn attack from a medium height a direct hit and a ... -
AUSTRALIANS TAKE INITIATIVE AT IORIBAIWA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Ioribaiwa Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 30 September 1942, page 1
News 1377 wordsAustralian troops are wresting the initiative from the Japanese on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range, and by infiltrating and outflanking are attacking the Japanese defensive positions at loribaiwa. The ... -
Australians Capture Ioribaiwa Ridge
JAPS BEATEN AT JUNGLE FIGHTING SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Wednesday.
[ tagged as Ioribaiwa Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 1 October 1942, page 1
News 1059 wordsIoribaiwa Ridge has been captured by Australian troops in their counter-offensive on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range in New Guinea. It was stated officially that our troops had advanced beyond ... -
AUSTRALIANS PRESS TOWARDS MENARI
NO OPPOSITION IN AIR SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Menari Myola Nauro New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 3 October 1942, page 1
News 1113 wordsAlthough the speed of their advance has slowed down, Australian troops are continuing their advance north of Nauro toward Menari, in the Owen Stanleys. Apart from their obstinate defence from positions ... -
EFOGI CAPTURED IN LATEST ADVANCE
ENEMY FORCED BACK TO GAP SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda Menari New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 5 October 1942, page 1
News 1319 wordsPursuing the Japanese forces aggressively in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian troops have passed Menari and on Saturday reached Efogi, 77 trail miles from Port Moresby, and five miles from the Gap. ... -
OUR FORCES PRESS ON TOWARDS MYOLA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 6 October 1942, page 1
News 635 wordsTroops in the Australian push up the Owen Stanley Range yesterday afternoon contacted a few stragglers from the Japanese rea[?], and in a brief skirmish killed at least one Japanese. The others f[?]. ... -
KAGI AND MYOLA IN OUR HANDS
AUSTRALIANS FACE GAP IN OWEN STANLEYS (From Our War Correspondent, Mervyn Weston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 7 October 1942, page 1
News 1361 wordsThe reoccupation by Australian troops of Kagi and Myola, which is close to the gap in the Owen Stanleys, the flare-up in the air war, an Allied blitz against Rabaul, and attacks on Buna and an enemy convoy slightly to the ... -
ADVANCE BEYOND KAGI UNOPPOSED
BOMBERS POUND WAIROBI BRIDGE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 8 October 1942, page 1
News 1036 wordsNo significant change has been reported in the New Guinea fighting in the last 24 hours. Australian ground troops are continuing their advance from Kagi without encountering any Japanese resistance. ... -
ADVANCE SLOWED DOWN IN PAPUA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 9 October 1942, page 1
News 836 wordsThe mystery surrounding the fighting in New Guinea had not lessened yesterday, though some clarification of the situation was contained in a statement in a communique issued by General Headquarters "that the ... -
ALLIES BUILDING UP PAPUAN FORCES
PATROLS OPERATE BEYOND KAGI SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 10 October 1942, page 1
News 565 wordsNo change in the situation in the Owen Stanley Range was reported to-day, but a reorganisation and a building up by Allied troops continues in this area. Although there are no reports that they have yet ... -
RABAUL BLASTED IN TERRIFIC RAID
ENEMY BASE WIPED OUT SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 12 October 1942, page 1
News 1335 wordsThe greatest Allied air blitz of the war in the Southwest Pacific was carried out on Friday and Saturday against Rabaul, which was subjected to two terrific raids, during which 100 tons of demolition and incendiary ... -
CONTACT WITH JAPS ON OWENSTANLEYS
AIR BLOWS AIMED AT BUNA SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 13 October 1942, page 1
News 511 wordsWhile no new development is reported from the Owen Stanley area, light forward patrols maintained contact with the Japanese forces in the Gap area, but nothing more than patrol activity is yet reported from ... -
PATROL SKIRMISHES IN OWEN STANLEYS
STEADY PRESSURE MAINTAINED ON JAPANESE FORCES SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 14 October 1942, page 1
News 959 wordsActive skirmishing took place between forward Alied troops and Japanese forces at Myola, at the northern end of the Gap. Patrol elements of our forces are probing at Japanese positions and were met with ... -
DRIVE RENEWED ON PAPUAN TRAILS
FOURTH HEAVY RAID ON RABAUL SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Tasimboko Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 15 October 1942, page 1
News 1210 wordsAdvancing along both trails from Kagi and Myola, Allied ground forces in New Guinea have successfully penetrated the Japanese defensive positions approaching Templeton's Crossing by a concerted frontal and ... -
JAP STAND ON CREST OF OWEN STANLEY RANGE
SLIGHT ADVANCE BY OUR TROOPS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Owen Stanley Range WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 17 October 1942, page 1
News 626 wordsAllied ground troops, fighting on the crest of the pass through the Owen Stanley Range, are meeting with sriffer resistance. Fighting is still in the vicinity of Templeton's Crossing, where the Allies have made slight ... -
ALLIES PRESS ATTACK ON JAPS IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 21 October 1942, page 1
News 380 wordsAllied troops are giving the Japanese no rest in the 6000 ft. pass through the Owen Stanley Ranges, where fighting is continuing at a point on the track south of Eora Creek, about 11 miles from Kokoda. ... -
JAPANESE PATROLS OUTFLANKED BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES
Retreat To New Positions SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Eroa Creek Village Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 22 October 1942, page 1
News 477 wordsAllied forces in New Guinea have advanced slightly north off Eroa Creek village in the Owen Stanley Range and are now approaching the point where the sharp decline to Kokoda, 11 miles away, begins. ... -
JAPS RESISTING CONTINUED DRIVE
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 26 October 1942, page 1
News 1770 wordsAllied ground forces in their counter-attack in the Owen Stanleys have now reached a point about half-way between the Gap and Kokoda. Our forward elements are now slightly south of ... -
AVANCE IN NEW GUINEA DESPITE JAP RESISTANCE
Our Troops Close To Alola [?]ERE IN [?]W [?]UINEA, Thurs.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 30 October 1942, page 1
News 715 wordsAllied troops, fighting in terrible country near Eora Creek, have advanced all along the front despite Japanese ... -
ALLIED FORCES PUSHING ON TOWARDS KOKODA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Isuvara Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 2 November 1942, page 1
News 500 wordsAllied troops in New Guinea occupied Alola on Friday morning and they are now pushing on to Isurava which Is about six miles from ... -
TWO FORKED DRIVE BY OUR TROOPS TOWARDS KOKODA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday.
[ tagged as Isurava Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 3 November 1942, page 1
News 1284 wordsBy sunset yesterday Allied troops had retaken Isurava, on the Owen Stanley mountain track, and were overlooking Kokoda. In the last three days Japanese efforts to stem the ... -
Australian Troops Recapture Kokoda
RESUME ADVANCE TOWARDS BUNA SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 1
News 1272 wordsKokoda, on the north side of the Owen Stanley Range, was recaptured yesterday—it was the mest important strategic gain by Australian troops since they began their northward advance at loribaiwa Ridge, on ... -
JAP RESISTANCE AT OIVI IN OWEN STANLEYS
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 7 November 1942, page 1
News 320 wordsAllied troops, pushing on from Kokoda towards Buna, progressed only slowly yesterday. Forward elements were in ... -
OUR TROOPS REGAIN WHOLE OF PAPUA
AMERICANS LANDED BY AIR NEAR BUNA Final Battle For New Guinea At Hand SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 9 November 1942, page 1
News 1071 wordsAllied forces are in control of Papua except for the beach-head in the Buna-Gona area, where the Japanese made a landing on June 22. While the repulse of the Japanese landing at Milne ... -
FIERCE ENEMY RESISTANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 10 November 1942, page 1
News 285 wordsThe Allied drives against the Japanese beach-head in the Buna area are continuing, but little progress has been ... -
TROOPS RETAKE EORA CREEK
Enemy Retreating Towards Kokoda SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Friday.
[ tagged as Eora Creek Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 24 October 1942, page 1
News 615 wordsAttacking strongly down the mountain pass on the north side of the Owen Stanleys, Allied troops yesterday recaptured Eora Creek village and are continuing northwords, maintaining contact with the retreating enemy. ... -
JAPS DRIVEN FROM NEW GUINEA
DETAILED STORY OF ALLIED ADVANCE SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 10 November 1942, page 3
News 1562 wordsNow that the Allied advance in Papua has cleared the Northern Papuan foothills and reoccupied the strategic village of Kokoda, the full detailed story can be told of the successful operation that won back the Owen Stanley Range from the Japanese and drove the enemy cut of ... -
ADVANCING AUSTRALIANS TAKE NAURO
ENEMY RETREATING IN HASTE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda Nauro New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 2 October 1942, page 1
News 1349 wordsContinuing their offensive in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian troops have moved on from loribaiwa Ridge and have captured Nauro and high ground in the vicinity. ... -
NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN
CORRESPONDENT'S DIARY OF EVENTS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 3
News 1588 wordsOn the night of Tuesday, February 3 six 4-engined Kawinisi flyingboats dropped bombs on Australian soil for the first time during Port Moresby's first air raid. One night last week, two twin-engined Japanese bombers dropped a few bombs harmlessly in the scrub near a Moresby ... -
PATROLS LOCKED IN CLOSE FIGHTING AT KOKODA
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 3 September 1942, page 1
News 1044 wordsWhile Australian troops continued mopping-up operations in M[?]ne Bay yesterday, where scattered jungle fighting of the guerilla type ... -
H p. ADVANCE HELD SOUTH OF ALOLA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday. Bitter Japanese resistance from defended positions slightly south of Alola, in the Owen Stanleys, has now held up the Allied drive towards Kokoda and Buna for six days. Our troops, however, are manoeuvring cautiously and methodically to throw the Japs out of their entrenchments.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 29 October 1942, page 1
News 1405 wordsThe enemy is making considerable use of mortars and light artillery, but resistance is steadily being overcome. ... -
AUSTRALIA FIGHTS BACK
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 2
News 405 wordsKOKODA in our hands affords a geographic measurement of Australian achievement since the change from defensive to offensive in the New Guinea area, beginning with the storming of the Ioribaiwa Ridge at the end of September. This advance over 40 miles of the worst ... -
MILITIA UNITS HOLD JAP THRUST IN PAPUA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Militia Units New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 1
News 159 wordsAustralian troops, who have given such a good account of themselves in jungle skirmishes around Kokoda, are formerly enlisted militia units. ... -
AUSTRALIANS MOPPING UP AT MILNE BAY
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 2 September 1942, page 1
News 1264 wordsWih the violent and spectacular battle of Milne Bay virtually over, except for mopping-up operations, Australians and Americans gave the enemy no respite yesterday. There was action at every point in New ... -
THE BATTLE FOR OIVI
JAPS FOUGHT FIERCELY AGAINST ADVANCING AUSTRALIANS (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 12 November 1942, page 3
News 1451 wordsThe final battle for the Owen Stanley Range actually began on October 12, in a splendid defensive position selected by the Japs on a series of high spurs running across the pass through the range, and covering the tracks converging from Muota and Kagi on to Tcmpleton's ... -
AUSTRALIANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 20 October 1942, page 1
News 386 wordsAlthough little chanige is reported from the Owen Stanley Ranges in the last 24 hours heavy fighting has taken place, and the Japanese have been forced back from the fixed and semi-fixed positions north of ... -
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF MILITIAMAN IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda William Kenneth Trooth WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 6 October 1942, page 3
News 254 wordsA remarkable story of his experiences in New Guinea is told by Pte. William Kenneth Trooth (19), who was wounded by a burst of ... -
JAPS FAIL TO CHECK ADVANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,Thurs.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 6 November 1942, page 1
News 726 wordsAllied troops, pushing on from Kokoda towards Buna, swept aside strong Japanese resistance three miles west of ... -
OUR NEW GUINEA PATROLS
Ground Troops Essential in Jungle
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 27 April 1943, page 4
News 822 wordsThough aeroplanes and tanks have greatly changed the technique of warfare, ground patrols still have a very big part to play, particularly in ... -
ALLIED BOMBERS RANGE FAR FOR TARGET HITS
CRUISER HIT NEAR AMBON TRANSPORT AFIRE IN SOLOMONS (From General MacArthur's Headquarters)
[ tagged as Guadalcanal Kokoda New Guinea Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 3 August 1942, page 1
News 458 wordsNo change is reported in the ground situation in the Kokoda area at the foot of the Owen Stanley Ranges in Papua where ... -
JAP. AIR FORCE INACTIVE IN PACIFIC ISLANDS
Allied Attacks on Enemy Bases SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 5 September 1942, page 1
News 435 wordsWith the Japanese air force in the islands completely inactive again yesterday, both in attack and defence, Allied ... -
JAP ATTACK IMMINENT IN SOLOMONS
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Col Knox Kokoda New Guinea Secretary of the Navy WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 24 September 1942, page 1
News 427 wordsSpeaking at a Press conference to-day, the Secretary for the Navy (Col. Knox) emphasised that it was a safe assumption to say that the Japanese will make new major attempts to reconquer the Solomons, when ... -
THE BATTLE OF THE OWEN STANLEYS
TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS ENCOUNTERED BY AUSTRALIANS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 11 November 1942, page 3
News 1422 wordsThe terrible physical and even mental agony of the advance through the Owen Stanleys cannot be imagined by anybody who has not seen this wild and incredible country. I was talking to a man to-day who'd had a letter from a civilian in Australia who had been in New Guinea ... -
SIGNIFICANT SHIP MOVEMENTS IN NORTH
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 17 August 1942, page 1
News 171 wordsJapanese shipping activity far to the north of the main battle area in the Solomons is increasing to such an extent ... -
JAP COMMANDER DROWNED IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Death of Lieut General Horii Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 31 December 1942, page 2
News 226 wordsMost authoritative report in this area of the death of [?] General Tomatore Horil, [?] commander in the [?] a few days ago, is ... -
JAP PLANNING FOR NEW OFFENSIVE
Ominous Lull in New Guinea (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 2
News 577 wordsIn a month's warfare in the New Guinea and Solomons areas both sides have achieved some success. The Japanese have succeeded in ... -
CONTINUED ATTACKS ON JAP SHIPS
Buna Landing Force Strafed
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 25 July 1942, page 1
News 466 wordsWITH GEN MACARTHUR'S HQ, Fri: Allied aircraft yesterday continued unremitting attacks against Japanese ships ... -
45,0001b OF BOMBS ON BUNA
Jap Landing Force Harassed
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 27 July 1942, page 3
News 438 wordsWITH GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ, Sunday: While Allied aircraft of all types hurled 45,0001b of bombs on Japanese landing positions near ... -
FIRST LAND FIGHT IN PAPUA Patrol Skirmish On Mountain Track
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 663 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Monday: Land fighting between Australians and units of Japanese invasion force which landed near Buna last. Wednesday has commenced in Papua for the first time. ... -
ENEMY PATROLS IN PAPUA
Clashes 55 Miles Inland
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 1
News 620 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Tuesday: Advancing with remarkable speed, enemy patrols from the Japanese landing force in Papua had yesterday reached a point 55 miles inland from Gona, the ... -
A CHANCE TO FIGHT
[ tagged as Editorial Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 2
News 507 wordsWhile the titanic struggles of Russia and the Middle East dwarf in magnitude the fighting immediately to the north ... -
JAPS REPULSED IN PAPUAN JUNGLE FIGHT
Raider Hit Over Townsville
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 30 July 1942, page 1
News 541 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Wed: Fighting beneath slopes of the towering 13,200ft peak of Mt Victoria, highest point of the Owen Stanley Range, Australian ground forces at the Papuan mountain ... -
BITTER JUNGLE FIGHT FOR KEY VILLAGE
Night Raids On Gona: Jap Destroyer In Flames
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 1
News 577 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Thursday: Bitter fighting between Allied advance forces and Japanese units continues in and round the Papuan mountain village of Kokoda. In fighting of the last 2 days ... -
US DSC FOR HEROISM IN NEW GUINEA
Award to Lt-Col W. T. Owen, A I F
[ tagged as Kokoda Lt-Col W T Owen WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 3
News 301 wordsWITH GEN MACARTHUR'S HQ: A Victorian AIF officer who was mortally wounded while leading Australian units against the ... -
9 JAP PLANES DOWNED IN DARWIN RAID
Lull In Jungle Fighting In Papua
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 1
News ILLUSTRATED 696 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Friday: Synchronising with a sudden lull in ground combat in the Papuan mountain jungles of Kokoda, there was a fierce flareup of enemy and Allied air activity over an enormous ... -
TOUGH TASK AHEAD OF JAPS
Jungle Tracks Of Papua
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 3
News 733 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Fri: Vital importance of Kokoda area as the newest battleground of the SW Pacific is that the terrain ... -
AUSTRALIANS IN CAMP NEAR KOKODA.
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 7
News ILLUSTRATED 55 wordsRecapture of Kokoda has been a triumph in land fighting for the Allied force[?]. Our troops began to force back the enemy from loribaiwa on September 28, and have reached Kokoda in 36 days. Here is one of the last temporary camps ... -
AUSTRALIANS' SKILL IN JUNGLE FIGHT
600 Jops Killed At Kokoda
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 3
News 586 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Fri: Australian Militia units have brought the Japanese to a halt near Kokoda by superior jungle fighting. ... -
KOKODA IN HANDS OF JAPANESE
Mountain Range Still Barrier
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 400 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Mon: With the exception of operations in the Solomons, which are outside SW ... -
SEVERE FIGHTING AT KOKODA
Australians In Great Heart
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 180 wordsSOMEWHERE IN. AUS— TRALIA, Wed: Hard and confused fighting is still in progress among the rubber ... -
ALLIES 11 MILES FROM KOKODA
3 Jap Attacks Repulsed
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 21 October 1942, page 1
News 180 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tues: Allied troops are giving the Japanese no rest in the 6,000ft pass through the ... -
MORE FIGHTING NEAR KOKODA
Jap Outpost Units Dispersed
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 576 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Monday: Fierce jungle fighting in which Allied fighter planes are cooperating has flared up again in and around the Papuan village of Kokoda, where Australian units ... -
JAPS ATTACK AT KOKODA L[?]e Blasted By Allied Bombers
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 2 September 1942, page 3
News 551 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tues: Satisfaction felt among New Guinea forces about the Japanese check at Milne Bay has not made ... -
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR KOKODA Allies Inflict Heavy Casualties on Japs
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 3
News 876 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday: Sunday brought a swift change in the weight of Japanese pressure at different points in New Guinea. While enemy activity is being intensified in Kokoda area ... -
KOKODA NEWS CHEERS AXIS VICTIMS
Welcomed in Europe NEW YORK, Wednesday, AAP
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 5 November 1942, page 12
News 219 wordsThe fall of Kokoda has made a tremendous impression on people of Axis-dominated Europe. It was the last straw, swinging many ... -
KOKODA, A GOAL ACHIEVED
Troops in Great Heart SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 12
News 324 wordsTues: Kokoda, in the minds of all troops in New Guinea, has been the goal of a long and bitter 5 weeks' struggle through the mountain ... -
MILITIA UNITS FIGHT JAPS AT KOKODA
Enemy's Match in Jungle Warfare
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 3
News 292 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sun: Australian troops who have given surh a good account of themselves in jungle skirmishes around ... -
ALLIES NOW 10 MILES FROM KOKODA
Air Force Again Raids Solomons
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 24 October 1942, page 1
News 242 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Fri: Allied troops in New Guinea have made a further advance near the northern ... -
MANY FIERCE CLASHES IN KOKODA AREA
Troops Ready for Severe Test
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 31 August 1942, page 3
News 518 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sun: On the second main New Guinea front south of Kokoda there have been many fierce clashes in the wild area between Kokoda and the Owen Stanley range. ...
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