you love about Australia! One way we can express ourselves and the love we have for our country, is of course by, you guessed it, poetry! Poetry is not just any literature, in fact, poetry is a whole other world, a world that connects people in whole new level. Poetry’s art, it’s passion, it’s power. Australian poetry seeks to tell stories and truths, marked by diversity, emotion, and interest in landscape, with the effect of visual power. These elements that make up such patriotic poems can be seen
The Battle for Kokoda, as a campaign overall, was a disaster to a large extent. This can be seen in the lack of preparation by the Australian troops, such as the supply drops and the AIF troops being sent to an unnecessary location. In addition to this, the terrain and conditions of the track had not been taken into account, which made the battle much harder both physically and strategically. However, possibly the worst mistake was the rivalry between commanders, and the way they treated the Battle
on Australia. Many parties were involved in Kokoda. These parties include; Japanese, Papuan, Australian and The Americans. Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Americans were all opposing against the Japanese. There are numerous causes for the Campaign of Kokoda. One possibility is that after the Japanese tried to capture Port Moresby by sea, they thought of a new tactic. They thought that if they could go on land through Kokoda they would be successful.
down the cities. The Kokoda track had three different locations which the war was fought in; Papua New Guinea, Territory of Asia and the Moguls. The track was 40 km northeast of Port Moresby, and a small village of Warope. The trail was connected to the settlements of Buna, Gona and Sanananda on the north coast. It was on July 21st, 1942 that Japanese troops landed on the bay on the north coast of New Guinea. They the unexpectedly begin to march over the town
including the campaign; and if indeed Australia was really under threat of an invasion from the Japanese armed forces. The Kokoda Campaign was a series of battles that commenced when the Japanese armed forces landed near Gona on the North Coast of Papua New Guinea on the 21st July, 1942. The most significant
Lamb to the Slaughter is an action packed short story about a wife who is let down by her husband and proceeds to kill him as an act of revenge. Obviously much more happens in this story consisting of humour, action, mystery and irony. Roald Dahl is a master of writing short stories in ways that attract readers, draw them into what is happening through using literary elements and universal themes to make the story relatable to the readers. In this story the main literary elements were foreshadowing
and unforgiving Kokoda trail, to a large extent. The accuracy of the terrain, medical support and the mental effect on the soldiers during Kokoda will be discussed within this essay. The film reflects the real stories of men both Australian and Papua New Guinean alike and how they struggled and fought the invading Japanese. However, it is a feature film, and with all multimedia content, exceptions to accuracy need to be made in order for the story to be translated to screen. The terrain of Kokoda
However, one day a biologist from New Zealand introduced a new dark-colored microorganism onto the rocks of Byron Bay. The biologist was testing whether the rocks contained certain characteristics that could stimulate a certain species of cell growth. The introduction of the new microorganism at first provided no harm to natural environment of Byron Bay, but a few years later noticeable effects started to be seen. The new microorganism proliferated and the dark- colored micro
had a short range an airfield was required close to the target. Secondly, transport ships were needed to send supplies, equipment and reinforcements after every attack. Therefore if they base is too far then they are short of supplies. (The War in Papua: The Strategic Context, 2014). However the main objective of the Japanese had been to capture Port Moresby as it would not only enable them to isolate Australia from the US (Source 2). Japan had originally attempted to capture Port Moresby via the
Since Papua New Guinea did not fall and this was the first time Japan was stopped since the beginning of the war, it boosted the soldiers’ morale. This led to them being more confident in their abilities, ultimately turning the war from defence to offence. Additionally
advantages that a country above would have compared to a country below the Tropic of Cancer. There are material goods abundant in countries above the Tropic of Cancer that the New Guineans can’t get their hands on. Along with the geographical advantages that makes the countries so advanced and wealthy where it’d make a country like New Guinea’s forest infested land barren and in other people’s opinions, uninhabitable if not familiar to it. And finally, there are farming advantages for countries above the
Japanese forces landed on the northern coast of Papua, in 1942. Their goal was to capture Port Moresby, which was located at the southern coast, in order to do that, they had to make their way overland along the Kokoda track. Their objective was to do something that would allow them to have the control of Papua, and a base from which to attack Australian mainland (because Papua is close to northern part of Australia), and shipping in the Pacific. The Kokoda action is remembered as one of the most
After Japan as an Army and a County had been through so much, the order came in to turn around and withdraw the orders to “Cross the mountains of Kokoda and attack Port Moresby”. But even after hearing the new orders, Japan kept positive that they would get through the hard time Japan was going through and that they could still win this war. After more and more days went by hope was lost, the Japan troops slowly got pushed back towards Buna and Gona. Eventually
The nature of warfare of the Kokoda Campaign impacted the Australian troops on the track. The Kokoda track climbs from the hills north of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The conditions of the Kokoda track highly affected the troops techniques to succeed during the war, as the fighting conditions were unlike anything that the Australian troops had ever experienced. In addition to this Australian service men had never been issued into the jungle before. Therefore making the Australian soldiers strangers
little to no training or fighting experience. To the AIF, they were known as ‘chocolate soldiers’ or ‘chocos’; because they thought they would “melt under pressure”. The Militia weren’t allowed to fight outside of Australia – but at the time, Papa New Guinea was technically Australian land. They were told they were going over to build and defend a runway, they did not expect to face any combat. It was no surprise that their first battle was disastrous; They were outnumbered by the Japanese – only 77
World War 2, the battle for the Kokoda Track played a significant role in ensuring that Australia was safe from a Japanese invasion. In early 1942 Japan’s advances in the Pacific seemed unstoppable. The Japanese planned to capture Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to provide them with a clear path to Queensland. To ensure that Australia was safe from the Japanese, Australian troops fought against the Japanese on the Kokoda Track. The effect this battle had on Australia will be discussed through looking
apprenticeship as he became an adult and set out to do his own exploration for Her Majesty. For three years starting in 1877 he explored New Britain the largest island of Papua and New Guinea and, at the time, largely untouched by white men. In 1883 he recorded the local culture and geography in Wanderings in a Wild Country; Or, Three Years Amongst the Cannibals of New Britain. In this
To what extent was the Battle of Kokoda a disaster? To a large extent the Battle of Kokoda was not a disaster because it ended as a successful defence of Port Moresby and possibly Australia with the allies inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese while suffering relatively few themselves. The campaign was an overall victory for the allies and caused the Japanese some of their first defeats in the war, stopping their momentum. Then again, if major problems with the allied supply lines hadn’t
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a book by Jared Diamond that talked about geographical differences between different societies. In his book he mentioned his trip to New Guinea in which he thought about the cultural differences between New Guinea and more advanced societies such as the U.S and Europe. He came to the conclusion that the more advanced societies influence over other cultures due to the geographic differences and environmental diversity in their homelands. The first part of the book “From Eden
The campaign provided strategic stronghold for the allies ultimately giving them the upper hand. Between 21 July and 16 November 1942, the Australian forces, made up of around 120,000 people, ceased the Japanese from advancing any further into Papua New Guinea, through the key access point known as the Kokoda trail which stretched from Owers Corner 61 kilometers north of Port Moresby and stretches 96 kilometers down to Owen Stanley Range near Kokoda Village (Genge, 2019). This essay will support the