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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War [?] of the [?] LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 8

THE Japanese occupied [?] and resumed their march on 13th instant, with the object of turing the Mo-tion-ling Pass…

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The War. The Evacuation of Nouchwang. Russian Stand at Harbin. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 4

THE Russians have completely evacuated Neuchwang, Advices from St. Petersburg state that General Kuropatkin is expected to retire to Harbin…

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Russo-japanese War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 3

Ever since the loss of Port Arthur and Manchuria caused by the interfering diplomacy, of France, Germany and Russia in 1894, Japan did not put her armour past,…

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Latest War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

The Tokio correspondent of the London "Daily Express". telegraphs the report that after the recent engagement on the Yalu River three companies of Japanese…

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War News in Sydney. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 3

A cable to the Japanese Consul in Sydney states that the Japanese squadron, the day after the disaster to the Hotsuse, proceeded to the…

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Russo-ap. War. Awful Loss of Life on Both Sides. Port Arthur to Be Stormed. Sorrow in 8T. Petersburg. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 3

TWO Japanese cruisers collided. One sank, and 400 of her crew were drowned. Another warship struck a…

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War Extraordinary Fund

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

WE acknowledge further contributions to above fund as under—J. F. Fogarty 2s, F. Kable (3rd con.) 2s, J. Donnelly 2s, E. Henson 2s 6d, F. Brown 2s, Friend at Chatsworth 2s 6d, T.A. 1s, Yamba 2s…

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The War London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

THE Japs have captured Kaichau or Kaiping, and advanced to Tachicho, driving 1500 Russians before them. After destroying several miles of…

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Latest War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 5

Two news agencies have received reports from Tientsin and Niuchwang that the Japanese have sustained a defeat, and are falling back on Feng-huan-cheng, 90…

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A Romance of th Wa. Woman Who Went as a Soldier

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

A romantic story of the war, with a very tragic ending, has reached Paris from Russia. Among the men belonging to a Siberian regiment stationed at Port…

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Russo-jap. War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 5

Feny-wang Cheng is reported to be strongly fortified. A St. Petersburg paper states that the Japanese cavalry are provided…

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The War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 8

It is stated at Tokio that the Japanese have captured Kaiping, and driven the Russians towards Yang Kow…

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The Eastern War. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

TWO Japanese cruisers collided, one sank, and four hundred of the crew were drowned. Another Japanese warship struck a…

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The War A Russian Cruiser Blown Up. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 4

THE continued rains are melting the snow, causing a suspension of the Japanese advance, which is enabling the Russians to strengthen Liaotung…

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Russo-japanese War. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Times" aboard the Haimun reports that the Japanese battleship Hatsuse, which was sunk off Liao-ti-shan, at the extremity of…

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Current Comments. the War to Date

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

The Japanese have, during the past week, received their most important check in on otherwise triumphal progress both by sea and land. Fortunately for Russia, while…

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Latest War Cables. Bombardment of Port Arthur. the Japs Aggressive. the Koreans Excited. (From Our Sydney Editor.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

The protest of Great Britain and America against Russia's action in recklessly sowing the ocean with floating mines is taking a practical form, and the…

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Russo-jap. War. Capture of Nanshau. Sixteen Hours' Fighting. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 3

THE Japanese Consul in Sydney has received a cable containing particulars of the capture of Nanshan and South Kinchow. The…

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Tolstoy Denounces the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 2

The Paris "Figaro" contains an account of a visit of one of its correspondents to Tolstoy, the Russian author, and his talk with him about the…

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The Russe-Japanese War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 1

EIGHT Japanese vessels, encircling round the entrance, bombarded Port Arthur on Tuesday, firing broadsides every ten minutes…

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