Volunteers In New Guinea
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From Our Own Correspondent WAU, Dec. 20. fFHE Goldfields detachment of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, which includes Wau, Edie Creek, Bulolo and Bulwa, is up to strength.
The Second -in - Command of the Battalion, Major C. Duchatel, M.C., and the Officer Commanding “B”
Company, Lieut. H. Taylour, have worked very hard since the formation of the detachment, which incidentally includes No. 9 Machine Gun Platoon.
To co-ordinate and control uni form training over such a large area, and in such rugged country, is no
childs play, and great credit is due to a large number of men who attend parades at such places as Edie Creek and Bulwa, where long distances have to be travelled under anything but congenial conditions. Anybody who knows the Edie Creek Road, for in stance, especially in the Nor-’west season, would not be envious of the Company Commander’s journey to and from the Creek at night, in all weathers, with slips to be faced at any moment. Nevertheless, this falls to his lot and is done regularly.
Training goes on with grim deter mination that the Goldfields detach ment shall prove itself an efficient unit.