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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War. Further Japanese Capture. Russian Troops Massing. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 3

The Japanese succeeded in capturing Feng-huan-cheng, north-West of Antung, on Friday. Chefoo reports that General…

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The War. Dalny Captured. Siege of Port Arthur. Miles of Railway Destroyed. London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 3

The "Morning Post" reports that Dalny, the town of Ta-lien-wan, was captured by the Japanese on the 6th instant. Further particulars have been received of…

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The War. Rapid Progress of the Japanese. Investment of Port Arthur Begun. Depression at St. Petersburg. London, May 7

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 3

A captured Russian officer has declared that of the force engaged in the fighting on Sunday, only six battalions of infantry and two batteries of artillery…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

The following cable was received on Saturday by the Acting Consul General for Japan, Mr. Iwasaki, from Baron Kemura, the Minister for…

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The War. LONDON, May 8

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

Feng huang ch[?]ng was captured by the Japanese on Friday. A telegram from Chefoo reports that General Kuropatkin is concentrating…

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The War. Russia Reinforcing. [?] Ndonment of NlU-CHWANG. Russian Retreat Denied. London, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 5

evaluation of Niuchwang by the Russi continues. All the heavy guns which [?] recently mounted have been sent to [?]. A sufficient rear-guard has been…

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Playing at War. a Tragic Ending. Wellington, (N.Z.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

A BOX named Clarke has been arrested and charged with the murder of a youthful companion named Mays, with whom he was playing Briton and…

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The War. Driving the Russians Back. The List of Casualties. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 4

FENG-HUANG-CHENG, in Manoburin, was captured by the Japanese on Friday. The town was occupied by the…

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The War. the Russian Losses. Desperate Fighting. Hospital Arrangements. Bandits Awakening. Incendiarism in Russia. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

GENERAL KUROPATKIN admits that the Russian losses during the fighting on tbe Yalu were 70 officers and 2324 men. Several companies…

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The War. [?] Japanese Victories. [?] Sians Retreat to Liao-yang. Campaign in Manchuria. [?] Sia Protests to the Powers. London, May 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

"Daily Chronicle" reports that General who landed on the Kwan-tung at [?] and Pit-su-wo, to the north of [?] Arthur marched in three divisions to…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—Detailed reports show that 16 warships protected the landing of 10,000 Japanese at Kin-chau, at a place about 45 miles…

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Tolstoi on the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

A recent copy of "Figaro" contains an account by that paper's special correspondent, M. Georges Bourdon, of his visit to Tolstoi, the eminent…

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The War. Later News. (Continued from page 4.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

LONDON, May 11.—The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that General Oku marched three divisions to co-operate with General…

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The War. Russian Railways Repaired. Japanese in Manchuria. Cossacks Raiding. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

General Kuropatkin, the Russian Commander in the Far East, telegraphs that the railways from Port Arthur have been re[?] by Colonel Spiridonoff in command of…

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The War. Fight Near Fuchau. Japanese Victorious. Russians Sustain Severe Losses. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

General Oku, with three divisions co operating with General Kuraki, defeated the Russians with great loss near Fuchau…

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The Three Bushmen Published by Special Arrangement. or Australians in the Far East. a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Ii

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 6

"Go to Jericho!" "Right you are, sir!" retorted the serving man cheerfully, shutting his eyes again…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 8

LONDON, May 10—General Kuroparkin admits that the Russian losses during the fighting on the Yalu were [?] officers and 2324 men…

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The War. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 7

General Kuropatkin is resenting Admiral Alexeieff's attempt to impose his plan of operations, and has tele graphed to the Czar, pointing out that…

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Will War Be Prolonged?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 4

"Do not speak of the end of a war which is not yet begun," says General Sakharoff, Russian War Minister, in a conversation published in a recent edition of the…

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Russo-japanese War. London, May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

The British Government has seized a torpedo boat destroyer, completing on the Tyne, on suspicion that it is intended for one of the belligerents…

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