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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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General Cables. The War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 3

Thirty-three Japanese officers were killed and wounded at Port Arthur. It is believed a Japanese cruiser struck a mine and sunk…

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The Russo-jap. War The Latest. After the Baltic Fleet. SYDNEY, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 3

Several Japanese warships have passed Angier, on the west coast of Java, and now searching in Sunda Strait for the Baltic fleet. Admiral…

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Latest War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 5

The messages of Admiral Togo and Kamimura to Tokio have put the capital in a state of delirious excitement. Japanese warships are searching Sunda…

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The Russo-Japanese War. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

A GENERAL attack on the Port Arthur began on Christmas Day, and brought the besiegers' lines near to Liao-ti-shan. One report is to the effect that the Japanese have capture Yang-shu-shan…

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Malingerers' Dodges. What Soldiers Do to Escape Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 6

There is many a ne'er-do-well who, when winter sets in and tramp life is none of the pleasantest, betakes himielf to the poorhouse or the…

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War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

All efforts to make war humane will eventually fail; for war means the destruction of life and property. How the destruction of either life or property…

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The Eastern War. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

HOSTILITIES, have been suspended at port Arthur. General Stoessel commanding the garrison, has written to General Nogi, commanding the besieging…

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The Russo-Japanese War. Capitulation of Port Arthur. [Earlier particulars appear on page 6] London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

The agreement of the capitulation of Port Arthur provides for surrender-ing fortress, arms, ammunition and Government property, also plans of…

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The Russo-Japanese War. Suspension of Hostilities. Proposals of the Surrender of Port Arthur Accepted. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 8

HOSTILITIES have been suspended at Port Arthur. General Stoessell, com-mander of the garrison, has written to General Nogi, commanding the…

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Latest War Cables. General Stoessel's Account. Deplorable Condition of Port Arthur. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

Cabling from Port Arthur on Sunday General Stoessel reports:"The Japanese, after tremendous explosions, maintained for two hours an in[?]ernal bombardment along the…

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Latest War Cables. the Fall of Port Arthur. Terms of Surrender. Desperate Condition of the Garrison. Movements of the Baltic Fleet. LONDON,Tuesday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

Captain Kartzkoff, commander of the Vlas tug at Chifu, in the course of an interview, stated that Port Arthur fell from exhaustion of men and ammunition,…

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The Russo-jap. War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 3

It is expected that the two divisions of the Baltic Fleet will rendezvous at Diego Suarez, in the extreme north of the Island of Madagascar…

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The Capture of Port Arthur. One of the World's Strongest Defences. a Complete Scene in the War Drama

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 4

The fall of Port Arthur, long looked-for and eagerly anticipated by the Japanese and their friends and admirers of the Anglo-Saxon world,…

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Latest War Cables. London, Saturday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 5

H.M.S.Andromeda, which was despatched with provisions and medical comforts for the surrendered garrison of Port Arthur, has returned to Wei-hni-wei. The…

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The Russo-Japanese War. Fall of Port Arthur. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

General STOESSEL, cabling to the Czar from Port Arthur on Sunday, stated:—The Japanese on Saturday, after tremendous explosions under Fort No. 3, maintained for two hours an internal…

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General Cables. The War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

Japanese sailors are clearing the harbour at Port Arthur of mines. The Japanese, are hopeful of being able to repair the Russian…

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The Russo-jap. War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

A large portion of General Nogi's force has been hurriedly despatched to Liao-Yang. Kuropatkin reports the ambush…

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The Eastern War. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 5

THE Japanese have refused to allow a steamer with drugs and medical comforts for the surrendered garrison to enter Port Arthur, on the ground that…

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The Busso-Japanese War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 5

A LARGE portion of General force has been hurriedly dospatched to Liao-Yang. Kuropatkin reports the ambush and capture of a Japanese baggage convoy at South…

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Latest War Cables. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

The Czar, in thanking the German Emperor 'for having decorated General Steessel with the Order of Merit, said that General Stoessel had gallantly done his duty to the…

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