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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. LONDON

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 2

Field-Marshal Oyama, the Japanese Commander-in-Chief, reports that, in the vicinity of Yung-chang on the 21st instant, a force of Russian infantry…

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The War. Defence of Vladivostok. London, Sunday Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 2

It is rumored in Tokio that there are 30,000 Russians between Possiet Bay and Vladivostock towards which General Hasegawa's…

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The War. Comparison of Armies. British Steamers Missing. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 4

Russians at Kun-tu-ling, 50 miles south of Cheng-chan, Russia's principal advanced base, report that the opposing armies in Manchuria…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 2

Field Marshall Oyama reports: "In the vicinity of Ying chang, on June 21, a thousand Russian infantry, pressing in the Japanese scouts, advanced as far…

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The War Stores Scamdal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1905 · page 3

Mr. W. Bromley-Devonport, M.P., says it in absurd to assert that £7,000,000 was lost through the sale of war stores in South Africa…

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The War. Manchuria Campaign. Sinking of the Ikhona. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1905 · page 2

A large force of Russians at Hailung-cheng—cast of the railway, and about midway between Mukden and Kirin—is hard pressed by Japanese on both sides…

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The War. Russians Again Routed. Defence of Vladivostock. Another British Steamer Sunk. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1905 · page 1

Marshal Oyama, Commander-inChief of the Japanese forces in Munchuria, reports that further fighting has taken place…

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Russo Japanese War. London, June 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 2

Russians at Kun-tu-ling 50 miles south of Cheng-chan Russia's principal advanced base report that the opposing armies in Manchuria are now essentially equal The…

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The War. Latest Russian Movements. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 4

A now form of defensive disposition of the Russian troops has been decided on Instead of General Kuropatkin's system of extended flanks, General Linievitch, the now…

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The War. Japanese Advance. The Peace Conference. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 4

The Japanese advance in Man churia and Korea still continued the Russians, after sharp skirmishing, retiring slowly northwards…

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A Soldiers Honour

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 1

A COMPANY of soldiers was drilling on the parade ground, and some officers had gathered on the captain's porch, watching them. Fort Harker was far out on the…

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Thousands Killed and Wounded. Scene of Devastation. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1905 · page 2

The Czar has addressed the following ukase to the Senate:—"In order to guarantee public safety, and to terminate disorders in Odessa and the…

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Russian War Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1905 · page 3

Lieutenant-General Rocdiger, Chief of the Chancellery of the Minister of War of Russia, has been appointed Minister for War, in place of Lieutenant-General Sakharoff…

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Rebellious Russia. War Against the Czar. Anarchist Influence Emphasised. London, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1905 · page 3

The crew of the Kniaz Pot[?]emkine Tavrit[?]chensky, while at Kustenji, on the Roumanian coast of the Black Sea, handed to the Perfect a remarkable proclamation addressed…

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Harbin in the War. Sufferings of the Wounded. a Ghastly Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 4

Amid all the excitement caused by the war in the Far East, little or nothing has been heard of the way in which events are regarded by the…

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Russo-japanese War. London, July 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 7

Japanese outposts are capturing General [?]ch's spies at the rate of 30 a day. [?] officers, with their headquarters at [?]-cheng, in the Russian interest, are…

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The War. Russians in Korea. . LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 5

General Linievitch reports that the Russians in Korea assumed the offensive on Saturday, and occupied Krpun-sanz and other places to the…

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The War. Opposing Armies. The Czar's Desire for Peace. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 6

General Linievitch claim to have destroyed a Japanese battalion on Saturday after storming fortified, positions at San-vai-tse, and also to…

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Soldiers' Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 3

Sir William Lyne, giving evidence to-day before the Commission appointed to inquire into claims of returned soldiers for Imperial and colonial pay for service in the Boer war,…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces in Manchuria, has sentenced several of his officers to death for distributing…

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