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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Soldier Killed in Mistake

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 4
Also in Barrier Miner

Singapore (A.A.P.), December 28.—A British soldier was killed and two were seriously wounded when a British Army patrol and a patrol of Gurkhas…

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Anglo-US Oil War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 December 1949 · page 3

Tokio, December 30.—The AngloAmerican "oil war" has extended to Japan, where U.S. companies are trying to keep British oil out…

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