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Original Anzac Memorial Precinct aerial perspective in watercolour, by Bruce Dellit

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15 October

— 1942

Battle of Templeton’s Crossing, New Guinea. This battle continued the effort by Australian troops to clear the Kokoda Trail as the Japanese were pushed northwards.

— 1971

HMAS Brisbane returns to Australia from Vietnam, marking the end of the RAN’s combat role in the Vietnam War.