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Sepik
(redirected from Sepik River)

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Se·pik  (spk)
A river, about 1,126 km (700 mi) long, of northern Papua New Guinea.


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A broken down river settlement on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea which had little to recommend it, apart from past memories.
An amphibious landing at Dove Bay, near Wewak, in May, strongly supported by RAAF aircraft and ships of the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy, drove what was left of the Wewak garrison inland, augmenting their forces in the mountains and the Sepik River system, where the Army and the RAAF continued the offensive.
During the following ten days I travelled in the Highlands and the contrasting Sepik River area to learn more of these people faced with making the transition from stone age to electronic technology within a lifetime.
 
 
 
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