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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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The Manchurian Trouble Another War Cloud

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 3

A Japanese newspaper announces that Britain and Japan have presented a joint note to the Chinese authorities at Pekin declaring that China must demand…

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Another War Cloud. London

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

The Sviet a St. Petersburg journal, states that it has received an important communication from a Japanese newspaper. Coming as it does, upon the recent reports…

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Cable News the Far East. War Preparations. Japan Ready. London, July 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 4

The Tientsin correspondent of the Standard reports that M. Lessar, the Russian Minister at Peking, has advised Russians civilians to leave Niu-chwang, Port Arthur, and Korea by…

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The Far East. a Russo-japanese War. Increasing Danger. London, July 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 2

Diplomatists at Peking consider that the gravest factor in the situation in the Far East is the increasing danger of a war between Russia and Japan owing to Japan's growing irritation at…

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Cable News. the Far East. War Imminent. Between Japan and Russia

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

The “ Sunday Times” publishes the following special cable messages :— Londoudon, July 25.—The crisis in regard to Manchuria and Corca has…

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Preparations for War. London, July 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 1

Advices from Niu-chwang state that trains crowded with troops, ammunitions guns, and foodstuffs are hurrying towards Dalny and Port Arthur. It is also stated on the same…

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War [?]oarly Imminent. Between Russia and Japan Railway Lines Fortified. Waiting for the First Shot

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

The latest c[?] to hand slate that the crisis in regard to Man[?]in and Cor[?] has reached an [?]rming stage. Advices from Newchwang report that…

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A Soldiers' Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

A terrible tragedy has occurred to a Hungarian regiment, 800 strong, manoeuvring in Herzegovina. The heat in the sun was 115 Fahr. Half of the regiment collapsed through the heat. Fifteen men…

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The Far East. War a Long Way Off. London, July 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 4

Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister at London, in the course of an interview, said that war between Russia and Japan was a very long way off. If there was any…

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The Far East. Preparations for War by Russia. London, July 26

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

ADVICES from Niu-chwang state that trains crowded with troops, ammunition, guns, and foodstuffs, are hurrying towards Dalny and Port Arthur…

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The Far East. War Improbable. London, July 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 4

General Kuropatkin, the Russian Minister for War, interviewed on his return to St. Petersburg on his tour in Manchuria, said that war between Russia and Japan in the near…

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The Anglo-japanese Alliance. What Will Happen in Case of War

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

On February 12, 1902, intense interest was excited throughout the British Empire by the announcement of the establishment of an alliance between Great Britain and…

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An Extinct Soldiery

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 5
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The Janissaries are an extinct religious soldiery of Christian profession who for centuries took part in the intrigues and wars of the Ottoman…

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The Ear East. War Improbable. London, July 31

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

THE Russian Minister for War, interviewed on his return to St. Petersburg on his tour in Manchuria, said that war be…

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The Machinery of the Modern War Ship

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 4

In a speech recently before the House Of Commons, dealing with the education of naval officers, Mr. Arnold Foster…

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Boer War Weapons

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 2

ON Saturday last Captain W. Baxter tested the captured Boer weapons on the local range. They consisted of a Mauser rifle, Mauser carbine, sporting rifle (which uses a Mauser…

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Boer War Weapons

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 4

On Saturday last Captain W. Baxter tested the captured Boer weapons on the local range. The weapons consisted of a Mauser rifle, Mauser carbine, sporting rifle, which uses a Mauser cartridge,…

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Why Soldiers Wear Red

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

The scarlet Uniform of the British infantry has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground that it exposes the men to needless danger…

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Why Soldiers Wear Bed

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

The scarlet uniform of the British infantry has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground that it exposes the men to needless danger…

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