Derek Law's Bibliography

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GEEVES, Jock. The Arga Saga: The Story of Australian Water Transport Ship AK96. (8), 94p., illus. Hobart:[author], 1997. ISBN: 0646343807.

Built in 1943 at St Helens, Tasmania for the Ansons Bay Timber Company, she was requisitioned by the Army. She sailed for Papua New Guinea waters in December 1943. She served at Thursday Island, Daru, Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Madang and Lae before returning to civilian service in 1945.