A.I.F. CAMPAIGNS

Grey River Argus, 2 July 1945, Page 5

A.I.F. CAMPAIGNS

Success Near- Wewak HOLD IN VILLE (Rec. 8.50) /SYDNEY, July. 1The Australian Sixth Division troops are battering their way into the last stronghold of the Japanese in British NcAV Guinea . Sava.26 center-attacks are being launched )>y the enemy on the Australian li/es in .southern Bougainville. In Nc»J Guinea Australian forces have fanatical Japanese resistance'to capture Mount Tazaki. This pq : ak on the Prince Alexander Ranges/ towers above other peaks behind/ Wewak. Before the Sixth rii.\i ; si«n infantry commenced their strongly-held' Japanese bunkers \®re heavily bombed, and 3000 shells were pumped into them in a record concentration. The enemy, L '•MlWZyer, although badly shaken, held fflf ground. The first wave of advanerf 1 ? Australians were pinned down wh<pn less than co feet from the summits, The Australians then developed an\outflanking ™? ve - After four hours of bitter fighting. Japanese pillboxes over-run, and the mountain was ctotured. Other peaks in the Prince XAlexander spur are being savagely heM by Japanese in a maze of bunkers. I They are being gradually reduced jjrV bombing and shelling. B . „ , In southern Bougainw-le, in Solomon Islands. Japanese Brees nave regrouped after a serieß or reverses. They have launched sajage counterattacks on Australian Tubrd Division spearheads driving dowil the Bum road between the Robal! and Mivo Rivers. All these attacks have been beaten off. but the enenfy is. temporarily holding up an Australian advance towards the Miv<| River, the last remaining importa'rti water obstacle in the south of tils island. The Japanese are taking a lierrible pasting from Allied and bombers. ■