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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

General Sto[?]ssel has sent an account to the Czar, in which he describes the elevon months' ceaseless fighting in defer[?] of Port Arthur. He asks the Czar's…

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German War Scare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

The Berlin correspondent of the "Morning Post" reveals an audacious war scare which has been raised in Germany with a view of securing an augmentation of the…

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The War. LONDON

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

Five Russian regiments which at the start of the siege of Port Arthur numbered 12,000 men still have a total roll of 206 officers and 5451 men…

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The War. What "Calchas" Says

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

THOUGH writing (in the Fortnightly Review, London), before the indecisive battle of the Sha-ho, "Calchas" regards the real triumphs of the war on…

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The War. Russian Losses and Russian Brutality. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

Figures prepared by General Nogi, the Japanese Commander at Port Arthur, snow that five Russian regiments, which at the beginning of the…

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The War. Prisoners From Port Arthur. Generals Refuse Parole. Stoessesl's Damaging Admissions. London, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

General Nogi, commanding the Japanese now in Port Arthur, reports that the delivery of Russian prisoners has been completed. the total being: Officers and officials,…

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The War. Peace Not Vet. Japanese in Port A[?]thur. Meeting of Rival [?] The Sunken Warships. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 1

A council of [?] Petersburg has discussed the situation in the East. The Council decided that any suggestions of peace were ned…

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The Russian Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 6

It may be interesting at this time to note the opinion formed of the Russian soldier by an English officer stationed at Crete. The writes in "The King and his…

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German War Scare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

The scare which arose in Germany that war was about to break out with Great Britain was due partly to Germanophobe articles in the "Army and Navy Gazette." The…

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The War. LONDON, January 6

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 2

The premiums charged on insurances at Lloyd's are equivalent to odds of 2 to 1 against the war terminating by May…

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The War. Defence of Port Author. Russians Ambush a Convoy. London, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

Continental opinion on the supreme heroism of the defence of Port Arthur is changing since the revelation of the strength of the surrendered garrison…

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Late Hews by Cable. London, Jan. 11. the German War Scare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Berlin, in telegraphing of the reported war scare in the capital, and the mobilisation of tire German fleet, says that few people are aware of the…

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The War. Important Japanese Movement Continental Opinion Changing. Officers in Captivity. LONDON, [?]

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 1

Mr Bennet Burlengh the was [?] respondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," reports that a large portion of the army under General…

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The War. the Baltic [?] Now Russian [?] Russian Unionists [?] (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

It is involved that the little fleet is sheltering in an [?] part of madegasar Harbour in among the Camero funds…

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The War. Naval Engagement Imminent Humiliation of Surrender. General Attack in February. London, Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 3

It is reported at Mauritius that a Japanese fleet is at the Maldives, a group of islands, about 130 niles west-south-west of Ceylon. Admiral Rozhdesr vensky,…

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The War. Rumored Peace Overtures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

LONDON, January 11.—It is reported at Mauritius that a Japanese fleet is at the Maldives, a group of islands about 130 miles…

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The War Japan Fights for Interests. German Honours for Russians. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 3

The Czar has thanked the Emperor William of Germany for conferring upon General Stoessel, the defender of Port Arthur, the German Order of Merit. The Czar stated…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

Admiral Rogestvensky admits that some of his fleet were struck by shots fired from other vessels under his command, causing the death of a…

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A War Correspondent's View

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

Captain Scott Harden, who has recently come to Sydney from the front in the Far East, holds that the bloodiest battle of the whole war will take place in February…

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What Is Fair in War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

We read and hear [?] of "[?] laws of war," but in reality there is no such thing, and for the term should be substituted "the custome of war." The customs of war [?]…

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