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The First World War had seen the defeat of two referendums proposing conscription for overseas service. The clip shows Australian conscripts fighting in New Guinea in the Second World War, raising the issue of wartime conscription, significant in Australian political history.In mid-September the Japanese began to withdraw. Even when reinforcements arrived the Australians could not prevent the Japanese advance but their constant attacks put severe pressure on Japanese supply lines. Initially, undertrained Australian and Papuan forces faced the massive forces of the Japanese. The dramatic re-creation of this important event in Australia’s wartime history does not convey how close the conflict came to being a defeat for Australia.In May and June Japan attacked Australia by air and sea. Rabaul, the capital of the then Australian Mandated Territory of New Guinea, fell on 23 January 1942, followed by Ambon, Timor, Singapore and Java.
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From December 1941, when Japanese troops began their invasion of Malaya, their advance southwards seemed unstoppable.
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This clip uses black-and-white archival footage, photographs, music and interviews to re-create a series of events in 1942 in which Japanese troops were prevented from advancing along the Kokoda Track to Port Moresby.