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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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Russian Imperial Manifesto. Formal Declaration of War. Japanese Landing Near Seoul. London

Leader · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

At St Petersburg an imperial manifesto has been issued. It formally declares war An official Tokio telegram states…

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Cable News. Chinese Labor for the Rand. Rendered Impossible by the War. London

Leader · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

The opponents in the Cape Colony of the introduction of Chinese labor on the Rand believe that the hostilities in the Far East, by monopolising…

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Russo-Japanese War. the Japanese Attack on Port Arthur. Seventeen Armoured Vessels. Russia Withdrawing Troops. From the Frontier. Collective Note Bt the Powers. the Neutrality and Integrity of China

Leader · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

Private cable received in Brisbane from Shanghai states the Japanese Squadron captured two Russian transports and [?]uck two cruisers…

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The War. Russia and Japan. War Declared by Russia. London

Molong Argus · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 11

AN Imperial Manifesto has been issued at St. Petersburg formally declaring war against Japan. Tuesday Afternoon…

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The War. Latest News. Japanese Successes

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

It is reported that a panic has set in at port Arthur and Dalny, and the Russian soldiery are showing signs of getting beyond the control of their…

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The War. Russian Fleet "Run the Gauntlet." Russian Soldiery Disorganised. Japan Captures 2000 Troops Japanese Occupying Seoul London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

A Vladivostock telegram states that the Russian cruisers there are about to can the gauntlet to Fort Arthur. Fifty thousand Russians are being…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Latest War News. Masamipho Seized

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 4

Japan has seized the Korean fort of Mesampho, and intends making it the military and naval base. LUCKLESS JAPS…

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The Powers and the War. French Friendship for Russia. Warning by the United States

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 9

France is sending a battalion of Tonkin troops to garrison the Shan-hai-kwan forts, which Russia is evacuating. The British officer in charge at Shan-hai-kwan…

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The War. First Blood to Japan. Russians Attacked at Port Arthur. Their Fleet Seriously Damaged. LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 9

Japanese torpedo boats have attacked the Russian warships in Port Arthur. Admiral Alexeieff reports that the battleships Retvizan and Czarevitch and the cruiser Pallada, in the outer roadstead have been injured by mines from torpedo boats…

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The War. Japanese Successes. on Land and Sea. Russian Troops Panic Stricken. Vladivostock Squadron to Run the Gauntlet. London

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

A Vladivostock telegram states that the Russian cruisers there are about to run the gauntlet to Port Arthur. Fifty thousand Russians are being concentrated along the Yalu River. It is reported that a pauic has set in at Port Arthur and Dalny, and the…

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Russia Sobered. Soldiers in a Panic

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 9

There is a panic at Port Arthur' and Dalny, the soldiers showing signs of getting out of hand. The officers condemn; Admiral Alex[?]ieff's lack of prudence, and…

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The War. Admiral Alexieff's Position London

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that Admiral Alexieff is in a stark dilemma, and has to submit to remain under the guns of Port Arthur and fight under conditions that render his defeat a foregone…

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Russo-Japanese War. a Japanese Seizure. London

Leader · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have seized Mesampho, one of the ports of Korea, and intend making it their naval and military base…

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The Harvest. Wheat and War. Some Interesting Information

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 11

THE addition of a little pigment to the Eastern war cloud had early this week failed to exert that stimulating effect which the ordinary rank and file of corn…

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The Japanese Losses the Poet Arthur Encounter. Latest Particulars.war Unpopular in Russia. London

Leader · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

Accounts received at Tokio state that the captain of the Varaig remained on the exploded ship after the crew had escaped, swimming…

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The War. Further Accounts. of the Port Arthur Bombardment. Russian Accounts of Japanese Losses. London

National Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 3

Tokio accounts state that the captain of the Russian user Varyag remained on the exploded ship after the crew escaped by swimming either to the…

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The War of Wars

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 4

This twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, one fact…

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General War News. London

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 2

Count Benckendorff, Russian Ambassador in London, interviewed regarding the rumor regarding the passage of the Dardanelles, declared it…

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The War. Russia and Japan. [?] War News As It Arrives London. Feb. [?]

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 5

Respecting Manchuria, Russ[?] cognised that Japan Possessed same rights as other Powers wit[?] admitting that they could be [?]…

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The War. the Chemulpho Engagements. Official Account. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 2

A report of the encounter between the Japanese and Russian boats outside Chemulpho is furnished by the Japanese citicer in command…

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