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Memorial for Coast Watchers
\ N appeal for funds to erect a memorial in New Guinea to the Coast Watchers who lost their lives in the Second World War, has been launched.
The Coast Watchers, a small body of men, were installed in South Pacific islands occupied by the Japanese and succeeded, in the face of great difficulties,
in sending by teieradio, from jungle hideouts, invaluable intelligence informa tios* about movements of enemy warships Z I rescued many allied occupied territory. n ° ver enemy ' The American Admiral Halsey said “The Coast Watchers saved Guadalcanal, and Guadalcanal saved the Pacific”.
Donations may be sent to the Hon.
Treasurer, Coast Watchers Memorial Com-
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