▁their ▁vehicles , ▁including ▁ 1 4 ▁track ed ▁B ren ▁carri ers ▁in ▁August , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rein for c ements . ▁In ▁October , ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁ste ved ores ▁during ▁a ▁wh arf ▁labour ers ' ▁strike . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁Dar win ▁personnel , ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁rear ▁details ▁shift ed ▁from ▁Red bank ▁to ▁Gro v ely ▁where ▁route ▁march es ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Sam ford ▁Valley . ▁In ▁late ▁October , ▁the ▁rear ▁details ▁personnel ▁returned ▁to ▁Red bank ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁where ▁more ▁equipment ▁was ▁received . ▁The ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁remained ▁in ▁Dar win , ▁forming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁def ensive ▁g arrison . ▁They ▁were ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 / 2 5 th ▁Battalion ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁emb ark ed ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁Zealand ia . ▁S ail ing ▁via ▁Bow en ▁where ▁shore ▁leave ▁was ▁granted , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁reached ▁Hamilton , ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁in ▁early ▁November ▁to ▁marry ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁rear ▁details ▁at ▁Red bank . ▁Further ▁training ▁was ▁undert aken ▁at ▁Red bank ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁whole ▁batt alion ▁entra ined ▁for ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁emb ark ing ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁bound ▁for ▁Sydney . ▁There ,