PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. HMAS LAURABADA, FORMERLY THE YACHT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF ...

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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. HMAS LAURABADA, FORMERLY THE YACHT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF PAPUA, UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT I. CHAMPION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VOLUNTEER RESERVE, ARRIVING AT THE PORT CARRYING 156 EVACUEES FROM NEW BRITAIN. THEY COMPRISE SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RABAUL GARRISON AND CIVILIANS WHO WERE PICKED UP BY THE LAURABADA, AT PALMALMAL, A PRE- ARRANGED RENDEZVOUS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW BRITAIN.