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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1949Vol. XX, No. 3

Demolition Party In Rabaui

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From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, October 6.

THE Australian Army Bomb Demoli tion Party arrived in Rabaul o: September 26 and it is anticipate! that it will remain in the area for som time. Many individual bombs, as wel as piles of bombs, have already been lo cated and are ready for demolition. Th Port Moresby radio station recently sen out a request that any person knowifi the whereabouts of bombs to report thei position at once to the authorities s that as many bombs as possible may b demolished during the visit of the partj As noted elsewhere, some bombs hid den in grass some distance out o Rabaul exploded of their own accord, i: early September.