Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1904

1,326 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 67

The War. Japanese Advancing. Stubborn Hill Fighting. Niuchwang Re-occupied. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 3

Intelligence has been received that the Japanese on Monday, the 16th instant, after serious fighting, drove several battalions of Russians, with eight guns off the line of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The War. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

The Japanese Consul received the following cable this morning from Japan.:—"General Kuroki reports the exact number of the Japanese…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The War. LONDON, May 17

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 8

THE Russians have completely evacuated Newchwang. Advices from St. Petersburg re ceived at Paris state that General…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Russo-japanese War London

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

The Japanese have captured Kaichu or Kaipung, and have advanced to Tashichao, driving 1500 Russians before them. After destroying several miles of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Russo-japanese War. London, May 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

The impression exists turn, the re-opening of the railway to Port Arthur in due to a three days' gale, thus delaying General Oku's complete disembarkation, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The War. Attempt to Prevent Russian Retreat. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 6

REUTER'S correspondent at Mukden,in Manchuria, reports that the apanese have appeared 30 miles to the northeast of Mukden…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Late News by Cable. London, May 20. War in Thibet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

Eight thousand Thibetans are around the British mission at Gyangtse. Three cannons maintain an ineffectual bombardment of the British, who are not strong enough…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The War. a Japanese Disaster. Capture of Russian Stores. A Train Fatality. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

RUSSIANS arriving at Cheefoo report a disaster to two Japanese warships. The Japanese troops near Kaichan have captured a Russian commissiriat…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The War. the Japanese Disasters. 711 Lives Lost. [?]Sault on Port Arthur Imminent Reported Defeat of the Japanese. London, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

The Japanese fleet has met with disaster, two of its vessels, the Hatsuse, battleship, 15,000 tons, and the Yoshine, second-class cruiser 4180 tons, being lost…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The War. Japanese Advance Suspended. Concentration Expected. Japanese Naval Disasters. Siege of Port Arthur. Heavy Japanese Losses. London, May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 3

The headquarters of the Russians at Mukden report that the main body of the Japanese forces, estimated at 80,000 men, remains south of the Russian force covering…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The War

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

LATEST developments from the seat of war in the Far East point to a change in the former state of affairs. So far, from the initiation of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The War. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 3

It is expected that the Japanese at Feng-huan-cheng, will operate in the direction of Liao-tung, where the land forces are fortifying the hills between…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The War. the Japanese Advance Checked. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

REPORTS from the Russian headquarters at Mukden report that the Japanese main body, estimated at 80,000, remains south of the Russian…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The War. Heavy Japanese Losses. London, May 20

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

Later details show that among those lost by the blowing np of the Japanese battleship Hatsuse were three commanders, five second lieutenants, two…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Late News by Cable. London, May 23. War in Thibet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 3

Colonel A. J. Brander, with four companies of Pioneers and two prune, cleared a village some distance from Gyangtse. The Thibetans desperately defended their…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The War. the Japanese Disasters. Admiral Togo's Sad Despatch. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 4

In his despatch with regard to the loss of the battleship Hatsuse (15,000 tors, 741 men) and the cruiser Yoshino (4180 tons, 360 men)…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The War. Japanese Concentrating. Kai-ping Captured. Russian Victory at Kin-chau. the Japs Daring Reconniassance. Mining the High Seas. London, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 3

The correspondent of the "Times" aboard [?] despatch steamer Haimun reports that General Kuroki has halted to pull his force together for the advance in the heavy…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Stories of the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 3

English files to hand contain a number of [?]derences to the war, and further details of incidents already reported by cable. Following are a few interesting extracts:—…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The War. May 22

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

A force of Japajese surrounded' a squadron of Russian cavalry on Friday at Wang chai tun, six miles from Taku shan…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The War. LONDON. May 20

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 4

Two news agencies have received reports from Tientsin and Newchwang that the Japanese have sustained a defeat, and are falling back on…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →