[1] On 23 June 1945, the Australian Army landed and took control of the oil refinery and airstrip in three hours, with little resistance from the 553rd Independent Infantry Battalion.

It was thought that a week earlier, the Japanese garrison had left the region and moved 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest of Lutong, toward Miri.

With the capture of Lutong, the Australians have gained control over the entire west coast of Borneo, extending our reach 80 miles (130 km) below Brooketon on the tip of the Brunei, where they landed just 12 days ago.

They also made great efforts to maintain the Lutong refinery, which employed over 200 Indian POWs and an unknown number of Javanese as forced labor.

[2] Allied bombs had damaged the hangar and the huts, but the field had fared better than the Labuan or Brunei strips, and it could be restored fast and simply.

Additionally, and sporadically, vehicles on this route from Lutong to Miri across the Piasau bridge have a nice glimpse of the sea.

[12] Royal Dutch Shell constructed the first oil refinery in Sarawak in Tanjung Lobang, and then relocated it to Lutong.

A botched effort at building a breakwater resulted in the numerous concrete pillars that protrude chaotically from the shorelines along the beach front.

Sea debris and logs that were carried ashore by heavy waves at high tide during the previous several days are all over the beach and the adjacent regions, including the roadways.