Overgrown
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Kokoda Trail Almost Overgrown liter Ten Years
JEW GUINEA’S Kokoda Trail, 1 among the most famous of Pacific War scenes, is almost to-day.
Captain Lionel Oxlade, Quarter master of the PTR, who recently fossed the trail from Popondetta 3 Port Moresby, found hard going lost of the way. Some areas were lear, but much of the trail had isappeared under ten years’ jungle rowth.
Captain Oxlade said he saw few wartime relics along the route by ’hi c h hundreds of Australians loved to meet the invading Jap bese. In the four days’ trek he oted only the remains of Australian nd Japanese boots, two tin-hats nd a rusty Bren gun.
Accompanied by a native mem er of the PIR, Captain Oxlade lade the crossing to test the rmy’s new 24-hour ration pack.
He lost about 5 lb in weight.
Miss Evelyn Cheeseman.