This scene depicts some of the hardships and novelties of waging: war in a tropic island like New Guinea. Long distances must be traversed by this means through a trackless undergrowth. Native boys can keep going all day long and never lose their way. Dense jungle, deep ravines and high mountain ranges make transport extremely difficult, and make living conditions none too pleasant.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 206, 1 September 1942, Page 3
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63This scene depicts some of the hardships and novelties of waging: war in a tropic island like New Guinea. Long distances must be traversed by this means through a trackless undergrowth. Native boys can keep going all day long and never lose their way. Dense jungle, deep ravines and high mountain ranges make transport extremely difficult, and make living conditions none too pleasant. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 206, 1 September 1942, Page 3
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