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Japanese forces landed on the north coast of New Guinea in March and began
their advance over the Owen Stanley ... At the beginning of 1942 the only land
forces available to defend Australia were some 200 000 militia men only partly ...
Japanese forces landed on the north coast of New Guinea in March and began
their advance over the Owen Stanley ... At the beginning of 1942 the only land
forces available to defend Australia were some 200 000 militia men only partly ...
Page 346
Any armed invasion of Malaysia , or subversive activity inspired from outside that
country , would meet military resistance from Australia as well as from British and
Malaysian forces . However these brave words were not followed by deeds .
Any armed invasion of Malaysia , or subversive activity inspired from outside that
country , would meet military resistance from Australia as well as from British and
Malaysian forces . However these brave words were not followed by deeds .
Page 355
At a SEATO conference in Manila Barwick stated publicly that an Indonesian
attack on Australian forces in Malaysia would , under the terms of the ANZUS
Pact , automatically bring United States forces into the fighting . In the next few
days ...
At a SEATO conference in Manila Barwick stated publicly that an Indonesian
attack on Australian forces in Malaysia would , under the terms of the ANZUS
Pact , automatically bring United States forces into the fighting . In the next few
days ...
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Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT C 19001903 | 12 |
THREE ELEVENS IN THE FIELD c 19041908 | 41 |
LABOR IN POWER c 19091913 | 68 |
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