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\VILi> FIGHT IN DAUKNHSS Sydney, August 1(5. Two Western Australian infantrymen killed 16 Japanese with their bayonets in a wild 10 minutes’ melee fought at an advanced outpost on Mount Tambu, New Guinea. Among the Japanese dead were found a. lieutenant and two sergeants. The two Australians were alone in their outpost when the Japanese sneaked up close and then rushed the position, firing wildly and throwing grenades. The Australians determined not to reveal themselves by returning the fire, but dashed into the attackers with their bayonets. The Japanese turned and fled. In the morning 16 bodies were counted.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13227, 18 August 1943, Page 3
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101JAPANESE ROUTED Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13227, 18 August 1943, Page 3
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