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What I Learned

“They seem to have forgotten that only a few years ago the Jap(anese) kicked all the whites out of Rabaul.”

“(T)he Jap(anese) had a great time in Rabaul. They started by serving the Chinese leaders a sumptuous banquet and then shooting them. They executed a few natives to scare the rest. The Germans who had stayed behind to welcome them were tossed into jail, and the Jap(anese) built themselves an impregnable base which was never taken by the Allies.”

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Rabaul

“I enjoyed being back in New Guinea. You know what I mean. That great hot blast. The heavy smell of jungle.”

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The Fossickers

New Guinea

The Jungle

“The Australian loves freedom… When Captain Bligh of the Bounty was sent out to knock some discipline into the local lads, they proved too tough for him. They told him to go on back home, and he did so.”

“The Australian… primarily Irish and English. His ancestors were petty convicts… sent to Australia after the American Revolution had ended the traffic to Pennsylvania and Georgia.”

Australia

Until They Sail

New Zealand

The Good Life