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Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, [1] in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and is situated at an altitude of around 1100 metres. Wau was the site of a gold rush during the 1920s and 30s when prospective gold diggers arrived at the coast at Salamaua and struggled inland along the Black Cat Track.
Wau, town on the island of New Guinea, eastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The town is situated at the junction of Edie Creek and the Bulolo River, in a mountainous region accessible by road from Lae and by air from Port Moresby.
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Wau is a city in the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. Understand [edit] Wau is at an altitude of around 1,100m. Together with nearby Bulolo, it was the site of a Gold Rush during the 1920s and 1930s. During the Pacific War, the Battle of Wau, in January 1943, was where the Australian Army stopped an advance by the Japanese.
Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. Wau has about 14,600 residents and an elevation of 1,179 metres. Mapcarta, the open map.
Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and is situated at an altitude of around 1100 metres. Wau was ...
At the beginning of the Second World War, Wau, in the Buolo Valley in New Guinea (present-day Papua New Guinea) was a small mining settlement. The Wau area was the scene of a great deal of fighting in 1942-43 because the town stood astride a route from the Japanese bases established at Lae and Salamaua in March 1942, to the Australian base at ...
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The Black Cat Track or Trail is a rough overland track in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It runs from the village of Salamaua on the coast of the Huon Gulf, south into the mountains to the township of Wau.
