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Yank in New York, New York

14 Jan 1944

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Yank

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1944

Page

5

Home Towns in Wartime EW Guinea

S/Sgt Colin Darbyshire, long of Rabaul, recalls a bustling wartime town with churches bars a lively cinema and a river of taxis and ships. He notes Rabaul as a large island hub with a 2000 resident town and 60 000 surrounding natives, once laid out by Germans.

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EW Guinea Fifth Air Ai Force Rabaul Colin Darbyshire Australian Imperial Force Liaison Office Darbyshire Lakunai Vunakanau Kokopo Paradise Australia Port Moresby Lae New York City Yonkers Schenectady Gazelle Peninsula Bismarck Archipelago
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Rabaul in prewar days a island town of trade and charm

The narrative recalls Rabaul New Britain before World War I with neat grid streets shaded by trees and gardens. It highlights Malaguna pad Mango Avenue and asphalted roads. Trade centered on copra pearl shell with growing coffee, Burns Philp & Co. Ltd dominant, Nagahama ship yards and Tsurushima curio store in Chinatown. It notes a 26 car taxi fleet and a near mosquito-free climate thanks to antimalaria work.

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Rabaul Islands Sgt. Darbyshire Java Burns Philp & Co. Ltd Nanyo Boyeki Kaisha Nagahama Shipyards Tsurushima’s Chinatown Tsurushima Darbyshire Sydney Nagahama Vulcan Volcano
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Pacific Melbourne North Coast Wunawatung Point New Guinea Masonic Hall Mango Avenue Regent Theater Rabaul Amateur Turf Club Rabaul Club New Guinea Club John McLeod YANK Fim
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