 This held them up briefly, until the other companies came up.Skirting the position, they continued on towards Nongora where they stopped short of the high ground and established a defensive position for the night.The following morning, the Australians launched a costly and unsuccessful company-level attack against the ridge, but after darkness the Japanese abandoned the position, allowing the 2/15th to occupy it and then clear Nongora on 2 December.