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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1952Vol. XXII, No. 10

[?]Ngvr’S Easter

p. 45 · Read in the full issue

[?]Anoeuvres In

[?]Abaul Rain

RABAUL, April 26 A THREE day excercise was held locally by “B” Coy, PNGVR, luring the Easter holidays.

The objects of this exercise in luded practice in the command of patrol by junior leaders, familiar sation on the part of all ranks with tie terrain surrounding Rabaul, and urvival in the field under semi imgle conditions.

The weather co-operated admirably -brilliant sunshine for the first day, ollowed by approximately six inches •f rain in the next 14 hours.

All ranks survived and learnt much •f the physical conditions that may •e encountered in war.