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English: During the invasion of Tarakan a photograph of Lieutenant K. McKitrick raising the Australian flag on Sadau Island appeared on the front page of Perth's Sunday Times, 20 May 1945 edition, under the headline "OUR FLAG ON TARAKAN" as he was being watched by the men of 2/4 commando squadron shortly after landing with the caption reading: "A.I.F. VETERANS of the 9th Division fly an Australian flag on Tarakan Island (Borneo) on which, today's cables say, they have achieved their objectives."
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Source https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59333886
Author Sunday Times (Perth)

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