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Invalidated site: Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs - Coral Sea, Kokoda and Milne Bay (May-September 1942). Nov 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Army.gov.au - Kokoda Recaptured. Oct 20, 2020
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs - About the Kokoda Track: 1942 and Today. Oct 20, 2020
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs - Coral Sea, Kokoda and Milne Bay (May-September 1942). Oct 20, 2020
Add new Web site: Australian War Memorial - Kokoda Trail Campaign. Oct 20, 2020
Add new Web site: State Library of Victoria - Kokoda Track Campaign. Oct 05, 2017
New article added. Sep 14, 2017
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