Pacific

Islands

Monthly

August 17, 1948

Vol. Xiv. No. 1.

Established 1930

[Registered at the G.P.0., Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper ]

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To Salamaua

The precipitous

mountains and jungled gorges of the New Guinea region, through which the Allies are approaching Sala maua, are effectively shown in this Ameri can Air Force photo graph, published re cently in Sydney. In 20 miles, from the coast to the top of the ranges, the track (use less for all except active men) rises 7,000 feet. Our forces, com ing from the south and the west, worked their way slowly down this Bitoi gorge, to the small sea - port of Salamaua. —Block by courtesy of “Sydney Morning Herald.”