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THE LITHGOW MERCURY. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1953Powerful Jap BinocularsFor Sunday's TouristsDeath Of f ResidentGiant Japanese binoculars “scrounged” by one of the fust Australian soldiers who entered Rabaul, following the surrender of I 10.000 troops of Nippon at the end of the Pacific W ar. will be installed on Hassans W alls Lookout next Sunday to enable Sydney tourists and local residents to view points of interest from the mountain top.[Tourist;*, who will arrive in Lithgovr on Sunday morning i by special train, will be wel-■ corned by the Mayor (Aid. H.C Hffleman) and taken toj Hasaans Walls by bus during the afternoon. At lunch lime the visitors will be entertained in the Park by the Lithgow City Industrial Band JA former member of the 22nd Battalion. 2nd A.I.F.. Mr. Ralph Jones, of 18 Luthgow-street. claimed the binoculars as spoils of war when he broke into a section of 250 mile? of secret underground tur.nels which the Japs had constructed through mountains in Rabaul as bomb shelters anJ storerooms.Early in the Pacific War thousands of enemy troops launched heavy attacks or the comparatively small Australian garrison holding Rabaul.Although outnumbered 20 to on? the Australian troops held out with such tenacity that Japanese generals believe*! their intelligence reports had seriously underestimated the Australian strength and came to ?he r'i“elusion That half the 2nd A.I F. was stationed cn New Britain.When Isolated groups of white troops numbering from 10 to 100. appeared to be the only fockets of resistance left un the island, the Japanese -‘111 believed they were opposed tlt; a b:g army. Lacking food ar.d running short of ammunitions, the Australian troops fought the invaders with booby trap.1 animal traps and grenades and seriously disorganised the j enemy invasion schedule?Point. Katoomba. “I trained them on a farm seven miles i away The farm could not be seen with the naked eye. but through the Jap binoculars I could »e? a woman sitting on the farmhouse verandah knitting-These are the binocularswhich will be installed on topof Hasssns Walls on Sunday No charge will hr ma«llt;. for their use. but Mr. Junes has requested that a coK- ction box be placed beside them and a request will be rr.ntie to v.. -r-to donate a s.lver coin for this sendee the proceeds to be devoted to LegacyCommenting on Mr. Jones'suggest: m the Mayor - 1 ’ We are very appreciative of the offer of the binoculars, and I feel ?ur» no one will b- crude placing a coin 'n the bos for the use of these tine glasses. The proceeds will be for itworthy c.tuse and when onethinks over *t. Japanese binoculars could hardly b^ nut to a better uw than to '-.e’lp :h«-children of Australian solders who died as; .» T-ult or following the:: war crviccA former well kn of Lithgow for al Adam Barton died his daughter’s resi* Ur Hill on Mondaj Of 54The late Mr Bart lng his residence lived at Cobar P of a particularly c position and bad friends in this disti Born at Workir land, deceased car trail n in 1914 am! Lithgow He was * the State Mine „ world war two wo Small Arms Facto He remained ther* years ago. when : Eveleigh carnage * fern.The late Mr Bart* a member of the Lit men's Club. M.U.I St George Lodge, by his wife. Mrs lt;Un (Chester HiU' Sidney, of Rockdale tors. Jean Mrs. Orange i. and Moil Russell, iChester Hi dition he leaves Mary i Mrs J Met gow i and two gr Deepest sympathy tended to the relat populnr identity Interment took p Presbyterian porlioi wood cemetery.Church Prayers For PersecutedOn Sunday nfternocn the train tourist* will rnt.-r-taiiHxl at thr Wall*. by lh*-Scot* Pipe Hand, and for those whu uUta to miikc a picnic eullng of Hi-* vi-il hoi water will Ih- pro\id*dThe lt;*a!holic Bish* land and Wales ye dered that October Vrd «.« * daypr iver for the Ch'rrrh ind .n rep •'s-tcrilegious attack liirvm bv Com muniorder
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Lithgow Mercury
Lithgow, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Oct 16, 1953
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