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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1956Vol. XXVII, No. 1

Jungle Training Course

p. 57 · Read in the full issue

my Minister Sees Jungle Training Course

tralian Minister for the Army Cramer round) visited Papua-New Guinea in July as can be seen in this photograph, was some idea of what kind of place a is to fight in. With the Minister is [?]ecretary and behind the Secretary is [?]n Frank Hoeter, OC Madang unit of the and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles. This has doubled in strength since Captain took over about three months ago. photograph was taken at the jungle [?]g course at Siar, eight miles from [?]g.

Minister said, before leaving the Terri that when he returned to Canberra he discuss the prospect of training some units in NG; and also the eligibility of [?]e, Ambonese and part-European residents [?]n the PNGVR. These people cannot, at [?]t join military forces in the Terriory.

Photo by S. Diczbalis.