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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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General War Items. London, April 19

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Russian sharpshooters killed a number of of Japanese on an island in the River Yalu. A best containing a large number of Japanese cavalry…

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The following appared in yester day's Second Edition:— the War. [Reuter's Messages London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

The B [?]n Court officials in attempting to account for the Petrop[?]vak dis[?]ter at Port A[?]thur, [?]r mise that the h[?]ip. at [?]…

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The Russo-Japanese WAR. Great Naval Disaster. Russian Warship Blown Up. Admiral Makaroff Drowned. London, April 13

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The Russian warship Petrepavlovak accidently struck a torpedo of Port Arthur and was blown up. Only 20 men were saved, all the oth[?] a were…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— Late Cab E News. [Reuter's Messages.] After the War. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

The Elswick Company, a leading British firm, has contrasted to in a large measure replace the Russian flect at the expiration of the war…

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The War. The Naval Fight Further Details. Battleship Sinks in 2½ Minutes. Other Russian Losses. Only Three Russian Warships Uninjured. Fifty Men Lost with a Destroyer. (Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Late official telegrams from the seat of war received in St. Petersburg confirm the news printed by the papers that the Russian battleship Petropavlosk was lost,…

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The following appeared in yester day's Second Editions:— the War. The Naval Fight. Sinking of the Battleship. Russia Official Details. A Great Painter Drowa[?]d. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 4

Russian official details of the sinking of the battleship Petropaviovsk at Port Arthur state that the vessel was retiring before a superior Japanese force and was preparing…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. Latest News. [Reuter's Messages London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 1

A telegram from Tokio states that 20,000 Russians are stationed on the north bank of the [?] River and that the Japanese main force is at Wi ju,…

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General War Items. London, April 17

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

French and Belgian bangers have been summoned to St. Petersburg. A Russian loan is considered unavoidable…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 1

The New York Herald says that General [?], acting commander-in-chief of the Russian ar[?]llery, has disappeared and is supposed to have…

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The Russo-Japanese WAR. The Bombardment of Port Arthur. The Petropavlovsk Disaster Confirmed. LONDON, April 16

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

It is reported the attack on the Russian fleet by Admiral Tego was carefully planned. The torpede craft made a demonstration in the early…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Editions:— the War. [Reuter's Message] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 4

The Russian Government announced the other day that all war correspondents using wireless telegraphy for the dispatch of news would, if…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. P[?] Disaster. Has All been Told? Admiral A[?] Offers to Resign [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 4

The Grashdanin and Novoe Vremya, a leading weekly and [?] daily newspaper, published at St. Petersburg, are protesting against the p[?]…

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The Russo-Japanese War

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The recent Russian disaster has been a springs one and has had a serious effect. Russia for the present has abandoned her positions as a naval power. and this of…

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The Russo-Japanese WAR. General War Items. London, April 17

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The Commander of the Chinese troops in South-[?]sters Manchuria, says it is very difficult to restrain them from attacking the Russians west of…

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Russia and Japan. Voluteers Offering in Japan. Admiral Alexieff Makes a Demand on China. War Correspondents Allowed to Enter Moukden. [Reuter's Messages] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The Japanese War Office is dally f[?]ded with applications from volanteera to go to the front. The volanteera are of all ager, and many of tha applications ara written In the applic[?]' own blood. None of the cffera have been accepted, though if reinforcements are needed these…

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The following appeared in Saturday's Third Edition:— Late Cable News. The War. Hungarian Railway Strike. The Federal Crisis. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 1

M. Z[?]novi[?]ff, Russian Minister to Turkey, is pressing for the payment of £930,000 due as indemnities to Russian [?] from the…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 4

In military circles at Kieff is [?] [?] that 10,000 Russian troops are now in the Manchurian hospitals, chiefly suffering from typhoid…

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The Russo-Japanese WAR. General War Items. London, April 24

Western Grazier · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 3

The Japanese War Office is flooded with applications from men of all ages anxious to go is the front. Many of the applications were written in the blood of…

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The following appeared in yester day's Second Edition:— the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 4

In military [?]les at K[?]ff it is asserted that 10,000 Russian [?] are now in the Manohariam hospitals, chiefly suffering from typhold…

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The following appeared in [?]r day's Second Editions:— the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 4

It is reported in St. Petersburg that £1,250,000 in Government specie was lost in the Petropaviovak disaster at Port Arthur…

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