Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:43PM Good Friday in Moresby as troops of 39th Battalion prepare for Easter ceremonies conducted by local Anglican Bishop Strang.
But many troops are still on duty at the Moresby aerodrome and working to map part of the new battalion position near the 7-Mile airstrip for a possible access road.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:38PM Japanese troops land at Hollandia and Sorong in Dutch New Guinea as they spread their tentacles around the region.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:37PM Troops from 39th Battalion in Moresby start 3-week specialist training schools in signals, light machine guns and section-leading skills.
But two platoons from the battalion are still being used for labouring tasks at the 7-Mile aerodrome.
Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 7:15AM In Burma Japanese forces capture Toungoo after long siege as Chinese 200 Inf Division withdraws north.
In Moresby a Japanese sortie of one bomber and three Zero fighters buzzed the airstrip and attacked a RAAF Fying Fortress but were driven off by RAAF fighters arriving from Horn Island.
Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 7:14AM In Burma Japanese forces capture Toungoo after long siege as Chinese 200 Inf Division withdraws north.
In Moresby a Japanese sortie of one bomber and three Zero fighters buzzed the airstrip and attacked a RAAF Fying Fortress but were driven off by RAAF fighters arriving from Horn Island.