New Guinea's Doughtiest Fighter
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"Blue" Allan For The War
New Guinea's Doughtiest Fighter in Australian Forces
AS soon as war broke out, Mr. H. T. (“Bluey”) Allan handed over his valuable gold-mine near Wau, New Guinea, to a trusted associate, and flew to Sydney on the mail-plane. He was in the last war (his military designation is Captain H. T. Allan, M.C.) and he had no intention of being out of this one. He is still a young and active man.
The Nabobs at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, were cautious. They find these eager young veterans of 1914-18, who want to hop in without loss of time, a bit of a handful.
While they were making up their minds, “Bluey” Allan went on up to Canberra, and had a war, on his own ac count, with certain sections of officialdom there on the question of the delay in building the Salamaua-Wau road.
Mr. Allan has fought—sometimes meekly and sometimes very savagely—for this road for about two years, and has received many promises from politicians.
But the road still is only a thing of blue prints; and the indications now are that, owing to war conditions, it will not be built very soon.
Mr. Allan returned to Sydney and, along with many other experienced mili tary officers, placed himself at the dis posal of those who are organising an other A.I.F. New Guinea will miss him, her doughtiest fighter in public affairs, and will wish him a safe return.