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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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SIDELIGHTS on the WAR. Tragedy of War

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

Mr. T. P. O'Connor, commenting on Mr. Douglas Story's "The Campaign with General Kuropatkin," say's:- I will not go into the general plan…

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War on Waistcoats

Molong Argus · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 9

A war declared against waistcoats by E. N. Marshall, headmaster of Kingston Grammar School, England, is generally, but conditionally…

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The War. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 5

General Linievitch has sent 50,00 men to hold Kirin, and he has a quarter of a million men between Kirin and Kwangchen-tsc. The Russians are converting the…

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Behind the Scenes of War. Some Private Letters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 8

Those who for one reason or another prophesy the speedy, termination of the war in the Far East omit to take one important matter into consideration. They…

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War News. Linievitch and His Forces. London

Leader · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch has sent a force of 50,000 to hold Kirin, and, with a quarter of a million entrenched at Swangaanhei, near…

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The War. Japanese Marching at Tsitsihar. What the Russians Are Doing. London

National Advocate · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

General Linievitch has sent 50,000 men to hold Kirin and with 250,000 men is entrenched at Swangsanhei near Danliacho, halfway between Mukden…

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Soldiers’ Memorial. Balance to Be Handed to the Hospital

Leader · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 2

The final meeting in connection with the above was held in the Town Hall last evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman T G Dalton) in the…

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SIDELIGHTS on the WAR. Tragedy of War

Leader · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. T. P. O’Connor, commenting on Mr. Douglas Story’s “The Campaign with General Kuropatkin,” says,:—…

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The War. Russian Attacks Repulsed London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

A number of Russian attacks on the Japanese flanks near Chiucheatun have been repulsed with a loss of 200 men, the Japanese casualties being 17…

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War News. Marching on Vladivostock. Alleged Japanese Repulses. London

Leader · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 4

General Linevitch reports that a Japanese column approaching Vladivostock has been repulsed at Kiljuin, North Eastern Korea,…

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War News. 475,000 Japanese Advancing. Approach on Vladivostock Repulsed. London

Leader · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch reports that the Japanese column approaching Vladivostock has been repulsed in north eastern Korea,…

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Latest War News Russian Navy Disheartened. Japanese National Liberality. Another Russian Defeat London

Leader · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 3

The “Mail” Bays part of the Russian fleet is taking three weeks provisions from Jibutil, and starting south. The disasters at…

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The War. Big Russian Fleet. Passes Singapore on Saturday. Japanese Cruisers Seen. Great Excitement. British Ships Ordered to Singapore. London, Saturday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Lloyd's agency reports that Russian fleet passed Singapore on Saturday afternoon apparently heading for Darien Straits…

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War News. Ammunition for Russia. London

Leader · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 3

Russia is ordering 500000000 cartridges from abroad. A big firm at Creeisot, France, has contracted for guns and…

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The War. Prospects of a Naval Fight. London

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

The Baltic Fleet, under Admiral Rozhdestvensky, passed Singapore on Saturday. The British steamer Tara, which has reached Singapore, sighted 47 warships…

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The War. the Baltic Fleet.looked Magnificent When Passing Singapore. Battle Unlikely for Three Weeks.london

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

The Baltic Fleet, four abreast and look­ing magnificent, steamed passed Singapore; a distance of seven miles out at sea, and disappeared at 5 o'clock on Saturday…

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Russian Cruelty. Abandoning the Wounded

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

Fifteen-thousand Russian wounded abandoned on the battlefields around Moukden have died…

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Russian Wounded Abandoned. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 3

Russian wounded numbering 15,000 who were abandoned on the Mukden battlefield have since died…

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Cable News. War Cloud Looming. London

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 3

Sir Henry M'Callum, Governor of Natal, is unveiling a War memorial at Durban, observed that the war cloud was always present in south Africa. It…

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War News. Russians Again Repulsed London

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

Two Russian attacks at Thu-Iusha have been repulsed with the loss of 60 men. The Russians claim to have…

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