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When war came to Papua and New Guinea

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  • 1942

    Rabaul

  • 23 January 1942

    Japanese invasion of Rabaul

  • 1942

    Coral Sea

  • February 1942 to August 1945

    Port Moresby

  • 3 February 1942 to 17 August 1943

    Battle of Port Moresby

  • 3 February 1942

    First Japanese bombing of Port Moresby

  • 1942

    End of Australian civilian government in Papua and New Guinea

  • 31 March 1942

    USAAF joins the Battle of Port Moresby

  • 17 to 18 June 1942

    Bombing of the MV Macdhui in Port Moresby Harbour

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The Department of Veterans' Affairs acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first Peoples of Australia and their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to land, sea, and community

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