Australian troops resting after the charge which cleared the enemy out of Gona. Tired and worn, they dropped for a rest where they were, even though right in the middle of positions in which were dozens of dead Japanese. (Dept of Inf.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 53 wordsAR[?]ILLERYMEN AT GONA. Crew of o 25-pounder unit near the muzzle of its gun. When 25-pounders arrived by plane in this area and opened fire on the Japanese, troops stood up and cheered at the sound of the first shell as it screamed overhead. (Dept of Information.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 55 wordsA NEW NAVAL VESSEL for Australia taking to the water after it was launched by Mrs Drakeford, wife of the Air Minister, at a Victorian dockyard on Saturday, while workmen who helped in construction look on. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 37 wordsARRIVALS BY HOSPITAL TRAIN which has brought men who took part in New Guinea campaign to an Australian city. left: Cpl A. P. Meurer, of Melbourne. Right: Pte R. M. Hall, of Perth, who was wounded in leg during Gona fighting. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsWALKING CASES who were among sick and wounded men to return from the north waiting to be taken to hospital after leaving the ambulance train. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsPte E. Black, of Perth, who received leg wounds from a machinegun bullet in Gona attack, leaving the train on a stretcher. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 485 wordsSome of the children—sons and daughters of men who have lost their lives in this war[?]who, with their mothers, were entertained by members of Legacy Club at a party at Centenary Hall on Saturday afternoon, watching the Punch and Judy show. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 21 Dec 1942, Page 7
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