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730:(South Australia-Northern Territory Oil Search), an oil and gas company, from its initial incorporation in Adelaide on 18 March 1954 until he retired in 1978. The company acquired exploration leases to 125,000 square miles (320,000 km) in
694:(SEAC). In June 1945, he became GOC in Southern Burma. His period in command in Burma included the final Japanese surrender, and the early push for Burmese independence. For his wartime services in India and Burma, Symes was made a
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836:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
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687:on 10 May 1945 for his services.
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612:. In August 1943, Major General
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1425:"About Santos – History"
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81:Centennial Park Cemetery
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1469:. New York: Macmillan.
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