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BATTLE OF BRIGADE HILL
Maroubra Force withdrew to the next defensible strong point on the Track, a feature known as Mission Ridge.
BATTLEFIELD REMNANTS — 3" MORTAR CHARGE
Being an avid amateur historian, I relish the occasional "find" of artefacts and relics that manage to come to light, along the Kokoda Track.
AUSTRALIAN REMAINS AT EFOGI
To any trekker passing through Efogi 1 on the way up/down Mission Ridge from Brigade Hill, will most likely visit the little museum located in the centre of the village.
AN&MEF
Straining at their oars, the twenty-five naval troops from the cruiser HMAS Sydney rowed towards their landing place of Herbertshohe, south east of the port of Rabaul on the island of New Britain.
Battle of Wau
Between 1943 and 1945 the largest series of interconnected operations ever undertaken by the Australian military was fought in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea at Wau, Salamaua–Lae, the Finisterre Range, Huon Peninsula and Aitape–Wewak.
Battle of Salamaua
Japanese moves against Wau, indeed any offensive action by the enemy in New Guinea, became impossible after Allied aircraft destroyed a major Japanese naval troop convoy at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2 – 4 March 1943).
Kokoda Campaign
The Kokoda Campaign, which took place during World War II, holds significant historical importance in Papua New Guinea. Situated in the Owen Stanley Range, this grueling battle involved Australian forces defending against the advancing Japanese army. The strategic objective of the Japanese forces was to capture Port Moresby, a critical location in the Territory of Papua. The Kokoda Campaign was a pivotal moment in the larger context of the war in the Pacific. It followed the Battle of the Coral Sea, where the Japanese advanced towards Papua New Guinea. The campaign lasted from July to November 1942 and included notable engagements such as Oivi-Gorari and the Battle of the Coral.
