Pacific

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Islands

Monthly

May 17. 1943

Vol. Xiii. No. 10.

Established 1930

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Where Japs Failed

This photograph of Wau Aerodrome, New Guinea (supplied by Department of Information) was taken during the unsuccessful attack by the Japanese, several weeks ago. Wau lies among the mountains in the Bulolo Valley. Old Morobe residents will recognise (a) the little town, along the right-hand side of the ’drome; (b) the NGG-Koranga water-race (see on the hillside in the top right-hand corner; (c) Norman Neal’s house, perched on a hilltop in the upper left of the picture; and (d) Wau Creek, which runs down (left of photo.) from the higher mountains to join the Bulolo (out of sight in the immediate foreground).

American transport planes landed Australian troops and guns on this ’drome just as the Japanese were approaching it on the east and south (lower left-hand corner of photograph), to seize this posi tion; and the Australians smashed the attack and drove the Japs back over the mountains with very heavy losses.