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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War. Crossing the Yalu. Japanese Transport Sunk. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

The preliminary crossings of the Yalu [?] Japanese south of Wiju have not [?] seriously opposed by the Russians. The "Times" computes the total force…

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The War. LONDON, April 26

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 8

Yesterday the unprotected Japanese colony at Gensen, on the east coast of Korea, 115 miles north east of Seoul, was alarmed by the arrival of three…

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Russo-japanese War. London, April 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

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

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German Military Criticism. Boer War Topics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 7

The criticisms of German military authorities on the doings of British generals in the South African War, as translated by Colonel Waters and published by Murray…

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The War. the Massing of Troops. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 1

FORTY thousand Russian occupy fortified position on the Yalu River and there is a force of 20,000 at Taku-Shan, in Maneburia, about 14 miles from…

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Japan and Russia. How the War Goes. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

The preliminary crossings of the Yalu the Japanese south of Wiju have not [?]seriously opposed by the Russians. The "Times" computes the total force…

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The War. Sinking of Japanese Transport No Surrender. Japanese Army Mobilising. Military Tactics. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

The latest particulars of the sinking of the Japanese transport by the Russian destroyers state that, on the night of the 26th inst., two torpedo boat…

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The War. [?]King of the Kinshu Maru. Ladivostock Squadron. Mart Work by the Cruiser. [?]Anese Movements in Korea. Japanese Disasters. London, April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

"Times" disbelieves the report that Japanese officers left 200 men in the or that the latter resisted after the had surrendered. The journal hopes…

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The War. Fighting on the Yalu. Russians Disastrously Defeated. Japanese Heroism. London, April 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 3

The Kinshu Mare, prior to being sane by the Russians, was being escorted by torpedo [?] destroyers, but she had parted from [?] in a fog. A St. Petersburg telegram…

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The War. Japs Still Victorious

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

LONDON, April 29—Reuter's correspondent at Shanghai states that the Russians, after two day's fighting on the Yalu, have been disastrously de…

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Late War News. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

Fuller particulars confirm the report of the Japanese victory on the Yalu. About 70,000 men were engaged for five days' The Japanese carried the position by a…

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The War. Fighting on the Yalu. Great Japanese Victory. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 1

A CABLE message received from Reutor's Agency at Shanghai reports that active operation on the Yalu have begun…

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The War. Great Land Battle. Japanese Victory. Sweeps Across the Yalu. Stronghold Stormed and Captured. London, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

correspondent at Tokio reports [?] five days' fighting, largely with [?] Lieutenant-General Kuroki forced [?] of the Yelu, and on Sunday with…

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The War. How the Kinshu Maru Was Sunk. Some Dramatic Incidents. Japs Fight to the Last. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

Some highly dramatic incidents marked the sinking of the Japanese transport Kinshu Maru by the Russian cruiser Roosin on the night of April…

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The War. Continuous Fighting on the Yalu Japanese Effect a Crossing. Russian Position Captured. Automatic Mines Laid. The Loss of the Petropavolosk. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

CONTINUOUS fighting on the Yalu River has been proceeding since Tuesday. The Japanese effected a crossing on…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

REUTER'S Shanghai correspondent states that the Russians, after two days' fighting on the Yalu, were disastrously defeated and retreated…

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The War. Yalu Battle. Russians Out-manoeuvred. Soldiers Panic-stricken. Many Officers Captured. Alarm in France. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 5

General Kuroki, Commander-in-Chief of [?] Japanese troops, reports that the Russians made two stands on Sunday in full [?]ength, including all the third division,…

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Will the War Spread? an American View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 6

Tho awful humiliation to which Russia will be subjected (writes "Harper's Weekly") should she be decisively beaten by an Oriental power, which she has affected…

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A Terrible Explosion. Disaster on an American Man-o'-war

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 7

Further news has been received concerning the explosion which took place on board the United States battleship Missouri. It appears that the accident occurred at…

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The Russian Soldier. His Stubborn Courage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 6

The courage of the man behind the Russian guns has been amply proved time and again. No nation can point to, heroic deeds of its fighting men which cannot be…

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