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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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Russo--jap. War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 3

The Tientsin correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph reports that Japanese from the Yalu captured Feng Huang Cheng, in…

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The War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

The Czar has congratulated Vladi—vostock on its baptism of fire. The japanese warships bombarded Talienwan and Port Arthur forts, the…

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Russo-japanese War. the Neuchwang-antung Campaign

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 5

The week has fairly located the line of battle and plan of campaign on the north-western frontiers of Korea. The Japs having discovered the true position…

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Late War Cables. the Japanese Advancing. Raising War Funds. Disloyal Russians. (From Our Sydney Editor.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 5

The Russians are preparing to evacuate their positions at the mouth of the Yalu, and have poured kerosene oil upon 15,000 tons of coal for the purpose of…

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Russo-jap. War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 5

The following official report from Admiral Togo to the Naval Department, and communicated by Baron Kamura, was received by the…

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The Eastern War. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

ON tHE 10th instant a flotilla of Japanese torpedo destroyers attacked Port Arthur, and engaged a number of Russians destroyers. One of the latter was…

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Russo-japanese War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

A RUSSIAN telegram from Port Arthur denies that the port has bean abandoned. Oaly four men were rescued from the Russian torpedo boat Stregu[?]stchi which was sunk by the…

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Red Tape at the War Office. Counc[?] Instances

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. Article Foster gives [?] amusing instances in the "National Review" of red tape at the War Office. A militiaman cannot be buried at a cost exceeding £2…

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Russo-japanese War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 5

The Vladivostock fleet and the doings of the Japanese fleet in that direction are almost nil in war, comment. The former fleet is playing a deep game, whilst…

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Late War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 5

A Russian telegram from Port Arthur denies that the Port has been abandoned. Only four men were rescued from the Russian torpedo boat Steregastchi and…

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Russo-jap. War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

GENERAL KUROPATKIN has telegraphed from the Far East that he has 230,000 men concentrated between Harbin and Port Arthur…

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The War Localized

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 4

It may be reassuring to many to learn that Russia now regards the area of conflict in this war to be strictly localised; that is of course, if she is allowed to take her own…

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The War London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

THE Japanese are holding Anju. There are 4000 sick and wounded at Port Arthur, and there is great difficulty in providing proper…

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Russo-japanese War. the Battle of Port Arthur

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 5

The naval fight and bombardment of Port Arthur, as I predicted, was a greater affair than the other combats off that port. The Japs know the place and…

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Late War Cables. (From Our Sydney Editor.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 5

The Chinese diplomat Baron Suyematsu, in an interview, said he welcomed the Anglo-French, "entente cordiale" he considered it a powerful factor towards…

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Russo=jap. War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 5

Reports have reached Neuchwang that the Japs crossed Tutung Pass near Harbin, and had several encounters with the Russians, who…

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The War of Wars

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 7

THIS twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Noverth[?]ess one fact at je[?] is now…

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War Fables. Latest Cablecrammers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 7

ADMIRAL POPORFF has been appointed to draw off the Russian fleet bottled up in Port Arthur. The port he found anything but "dry,"…

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Final Great War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 3

WRITING in the Cosmopolitan, New York, John Brisden Walker remarks:— The commanding position which has been grasped by Russia along the…

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The War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 4

THIS DAILY TELEGRAPH'S Tokio correspondent reports the capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese. The report states a division landed…

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