Thq Japanese advance on the Irrawaddy River north of Prome is threatening the oil region of Burma. The wells at Thayetmyo have already been demolished. The most productive oilfield, further north at Magwe, remains in British hands. To the east, the Japanese have made little progress along the Rangoon-Mandalay railway since they captured Toungoo,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24244, 9 April 1942, Page 7
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54Thq Japanese advance on the Irrawaddy River north of Prome is threatening the oil region of Burma. The wells at Thayetmyo have already been demolished. The most productive oilfield, further north at Magwe, remains in British hands. To the east, the Japanese have made little progress along the Rangoon-Mandalay railway since they captured Toungoo, New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24244, 9 April 1942, Page 7
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