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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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Russo-Japanese War Another Japanese Naval Victory. Port Arthur Isolated and to Be Stormed at Once. England Getting Ready to Strike. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 5

The Russians claim to have dispersed a detachment of Japanese 40 miles south of the Yalu River. The Russians attacking,…

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The Eastern War. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

IT is reported that the Japanese have landed at Possiet Bay and occupied Hunchin. The Russians, with their women and children, panic-stricken, fled…

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The War. Port Arthur Isolated. to Be Taken at All Costs. Heavy Bombardment. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 4

THE Russians in Northern Korea killed a number of defenceless people on the ground that Korea allowed the Japanese tu conduct warlike operations in that country…

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Late War Cables. LONDON

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

The "Matin," of Paris, affirms that the ordinary train service, to Port Arthur has been discontinued, and that,the inference is that Port Arthur is isolated…

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Russo-Japanese War The New Movements

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

The game of war this week has been favourable to the Japs at Port Arthur. The third attack failed to close the entrance, with the loss of one Japanese destroyer…

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The Russo-Japanese War. The Fresh Strategy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

The 100,000 Japanese troops that left Japan did not land at Chomulpho nor Neuchwang, as expected: but their G.O.C. went for the higher strategy in the field. Again…

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Russo=jap. War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 3

Two thousand five hundred Japanese have landed without artillery at Song Chin, and have started for Southern Manchuria…

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Russo-Japanese War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

I wired you that the great event is the masterly, well thought out, and splendidly conducted three or four land advances now being carried on and directed by…

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War or Revolution

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

It now appears that we may account for the unger way in which nations wander into war. In Japan the popular frenzy became so high that war was needed to…

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The Tardy War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

The Russians are growing restless because there have been no more daily attacks on Port Arthur, and wonder where the Japs, can be gathering. Several towns have,…

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The War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

FIVE hundred Chunchus attacked a Russian post near Newchang, but were repulsed with a loss of 87. The Russian casualties were 42…

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Late War Cables. Russia in Finland. Soldiers Unw[?]ling to Fight. LONDON

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

The Govenor-General of Finland, after addressing the garrison at Sveaborg, and eulogising the self-sacrifice of the army, invited volunteers for the front…

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Soldier Yarns. (From the "Life of Lord Seaton.") "That Old White Friar."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 6

"On the day before the battle of Orthes," Colborne said, "I remember seeing Lord Wellington in a little white cloak, sitting on a stone, writing; Charles…

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Russo-jap. War. England Expected to be Asked to Mediate. French Sympathy with Russia. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 5

The London Standard says it is reported in St. Petersburg that a dozen Japanese disguised at Tartars were arrested at Holga bridge…

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The War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 5

THE Japanese squadron has again been sighted off Vladivostock. Some Korean soldiers attacked a number of Russians, killing thirty, for maltreating native…

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Dooley on the War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 8

"BUT was the Rooshians ready?" asked Hennessy. " They was, an' they wasn't," said Mr. Dooley. "Whin the…

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The Eastern War. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

MARTIAL law has been proclaimed in Seoul. Fifteen thousand Japanese troops have been landed at Chinmampo for…

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Remember the War-Horse

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 6

There have been many monuments erected to the horoes of the South African War, but, speaking generally, a very large body of heroes have been overlooked. These are the…

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Late War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 5

The Russians are entrenched on the hills of Antung, at the mouth of the Yalu, in Manchuria. The position is parallel' to the river; The Russians intend to adopt…

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Russo-japanese War. the Evacuation of Neuchwang

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 5

The clever navigation of. the northern Japanese seas by the captains of steam colliers indicates weakness of patrol, which is now ended by the presence of…

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