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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War LONDON, March 26

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 3

Admiral Baron Yamamoto, the Japanese Minister for Marine, speaking in the Diet yesterday, commented upon Russia's efficiency in repairing her…

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The War. Sealing Port Arthur. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 3

THE Tokio correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that on the night of Tuesday, the 22nd inst., the Japanese were successful in sinking…

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The War. Baltic Fleet for the East. London, March 26

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

The employment of the damaged Russian cruiser Retvisan as a stationary battery, in the defence of Port Arthur, has resulted in a serious…

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The War. Port Arthur Not Blocked. [?]Rissian Destroyers Effective. Charge of Treason Against a Japanese. London. March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 3

Russian accounts of the attempts made of the Japanese on Sunday to block Port Arthur state that six torpedo boat destroying and 16 warships at 2 o'clork in the…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

A telegram from St. Petersburgh says that, in consequence of the advance of 40,000 Japanese troops, the Russians retired upon their…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 4

Tho Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that on Tuesday night 16 Japanese warships escorted sevon merchant steamers,…

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The War Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Arnold Forster, Secretary of State for War, in replying to a question by Mr. Lambert (Liberal), stated that the military…

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No War Songs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 6

The Lord Chamberlain has once more disturbed the music halls. He has not lengthened the skirts of the ballet, or expressed displeasure because some actor has poked a…

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The War. Japanese Advance. Fight in Korea. Retreat of the Russians. Russians at Mukden. London, March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 5

"Daily Mall" reports that the Japa[?] engaged the Russians at Chong-ju (on [?] wing of the Japanese advance in Ko[?] and were victorious, although they lost…

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The War. Port Arthur Again. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 3

THE Japanese have again attempted to block Port Arthur with four merchantmen, which were sunk by shells from the fortress. The channel…

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The Japanese Diet. Providing for the War. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 3

A cable received from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs gives particulars of [?] extraordinary session of the Diet. The [?] business was carried without dissent,…

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The War. Japanese Advance. Fight in Korea. London, March 29

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" reports that the Japanese engaged the Russians at Chong-ju (on tho loft wing of the Japanese) advance in Korea) and were…

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The War. Skirmish in Kore. General Kuropatkin's Report. Japanese Gallantry. Russians Drive Them Back. Attempted Sealing of Port Arthur. China Aids Japan. London, March 80

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 3

General Kuropatkin, the Commander-in-[?] of the Russian forces, in a Message [?]graphed to the Czar, gives an account the skirmish at Chong-ju in Northern…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

Correspondents at Tokio state that two hundred transports are conveying coal and troops to a secret base, 120 miles from Port Arthur…

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Horrors of War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 11

"The most painful experience I had during the war was near Chickamauga, whim it was necessary to take possession of an eminence hold by the enemy. The confederate…

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Europe's War Chest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 12

It is an interesting and little-known fact that of all the grout nations of Europe England is almost the only one that has be treasure house of gold to go to when she wishes to…

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Russo=japanese War. London. March 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

As an explanation of the statement by Vice-Admiral Makaroff that the Russian fire damaged a Japanese battleship, Vice-Admiral Togo says that many of the Russian…

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First Action of the Boer War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

On october 20, 1899, the first general action of the Boer War took place, when the British force in Glencoe camp, under Major General…

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The Japanese Diet. Providing for the War. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

A cable received from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs gives particulars of the extra ordinary session of the Diet. The war business was carried without dissent…

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The Russo-japanese War Latest Cable News. London

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 5

The action of Russia in declaring that a state of war exists at Niu-chwang has the effect of annulling the treaty rights obtained by neutral Powers, and interferes…

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