AUSTRALIAN NEWS
CANBERRA, Jan. 3 After Mr. Chifley had a long discussion with Mr. Forde about aspects of the Prime Minister’s recent visit to New Guinea, it was stated that Wewak will be abandoned as a military base as soon as possible and other military centres in the islands north of Australia would be closed in accordance with the programme which has been drawn up until finally only those regarded as strategically necessary would remain. MELBOURNE, Jan. 3 The Athlone Castle will take 195 civilians to New Zealand from Melbourne on January 5 or 6. The 1 civilians will include many from New South Wales, who have waited There than twelve months for a passage to New Zealand. The ship will berth in Melbourne to-day, with more than 2,000 R.A.A.F. personnel from overseas. The Union Steamship Company and the Railways Department made special arrangements to transport the New South Wales passengers to Melbourne by Saturday morning.
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Grey River Argus, 4 January 1946, Page 6
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