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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 3

A despatch from Tokio reports that the Russian army has been crushingly defeated near Mukden, and is now in fall retreat. It is being hotly…

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The Three Bushmen Australians in the Far East. a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Xxiii. (Continued.)

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 6

They were not hindered in any respect. Ruth now walked with Jack. Bill brought up the rear, with the Jap girl, who called herself Shanalin…

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War Notes

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 6

An astounding outrage on English fishing boats was committed by the Baltic fleet enroute for the East on Friday night…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

The cable brought a startling piece pf news on Tuesday. A hundred and fifty Hull trawlers were fishing off Dogger Bank, 200…

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The Three Bushmen; Australians in the Far East. a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Published by Special Arrangement Chapter Xxiv. (Continued.)

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 4

Even at this early date it was reported in the press of tire world,--"Russia intends to send the Volunteer Fleet, which is now at Odessa, through…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 3

The attack on the English fishing boats overshadowed the interest in the Japanese war in the early part of the week and many curious and…

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The Three Bushmen; or Australians in the Far East. Published by Special Arrangement a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Xxvi. (Continued.)

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 6

The " Petropavlovsk " passed the "Kai-Fong," plunging, straining every quivering nerve of her vast frame. Her companions vied with her in…

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War Shriekers

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 7

Nearly every metropolitan newspaper shrieked for war on Russia as the only possible reprisal for the mad and murderous attack on the trawling…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 3

Correspondents report that the besiegers of Port Arthur captured three more forte on the morning of the 5th, after fierce fighting all night…

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The Three Bushmen; Australians in the Far East. Published by Special Arrangement a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Xxvii. (Continued.)

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 4

The officer had halted at the sight of the weapon. He still paused in wonder. "I surrender," said Duncan,…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 3

The Japanese were still bombarding Fort Arthur in the early part of the week. Two hundred Russian infantry and…

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War Preparations. Formation of a Volunteer Force on the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 7

A public meeting (adjourned from Saturday night) was held in the Council Chambers oil Tuesday evening last to Consider the advisability of forming…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 3

Early in the week correspondents reported that General Stoessel had telegraphed to the Czar that he would be able to hold Port Arthur for several…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 3

On Tuesday General Kuropatkin reported that an artillery duel has taken place, resulting in the repulse of the Japanese, who were trying to…

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War Sing's Return

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 3

Missie Gazette,--Me come back from China again; too muchee tam fightee along there. Yap wantee me tellum Missie Cooper hurry up makee…

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War Sing's Budget

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 16 December 1904 · page 2

Missie Gazette,--Lot people say me no writes you but las letter caus igorant. Me say they tam phool. Chinyman he read write more better…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 16 December 1904 · page 3

Further reports of the fighting at 203 Metre-hill state that when the Japanese were within 33 yards of the Russian trenches the whole of their…

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The Week's War News

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the Japanese destroyed, by means of mines, the breastwork of North Fort, east of Keekwan-shan, and immediately charged…

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