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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 January 1944Vol. XIV, No. 6

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January 17, 1944

Vol. Xiv. No. 6.

Established 1930

[Registered at the mi for transmission by post as a newspaper ]

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Madang, Japanese held port and base on the north coast of New Guinea, is now being ap proached by Aus tralians, coming from the south, through the Ramu Valley, and by Aus tralians and Ameri cans, working along the coast from the east, from Vitiaz Strait. This Deprat ment of Informa tion photograph shows an Australian patrol in the Upper Ramu Valley, in the typical plateau country of Central New Guinea.