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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. a Japanese Advance. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch reports that the Japanese on the 5th instant took the offensive against Lugushan, on the left flank of the Russians, who slowly…

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The War. Land Operations. The Mikado and Peace. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 4

General Linievitch (the Russian Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria) reported a few days ago that his forces destroyed a Japanese battery…

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Returned Soldiers. Evidence Taken. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

At the enquiry into the claims of returned soldiers for the Imperial and Colonial, pay for services during the Boer war, Sir William Lyne, who was…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 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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The War and Russia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 4

Matters in the Far East have for some time been quiet, but indications now present themselves of renewed activity on the part of the Japanase army in Manchuria. On both flanks…

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The War. Japanese on the Offensive The Peace Conference. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 4

A further report from the Russian Commander-in-Chief states that the Japanese have resumed the offensive on the right flank of…

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The War. No Chinese Recognition. Cape Notore Occupied. Conveyance of Prisoners. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 2

China has formally intimated that she will not recognise Russian and Japanese agreements respecting territorial and sovereign rights in…

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The War. LONDON, July 12

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 2

The "Slovo," the organ of the Grand Ducal party in St. Petersburg, states that the Russian plenipote[?]taries, M. Maravieff and Baron von…

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Russo-japanese War. London, July 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch (the Russian Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria) reported a few days ago that his forces destroyed a Japanese battery on Saturday after storming…

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The War. The Coming Conference Britishers as Prisoners. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 6

The -Slovo," St. Petersburg, states that the Russian Picnipoten[?]aries have been empowered to discuss the [?] of [?]erritery, but…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1905 · page 3

In the appeal case, Howarth versus Williams, decided by the Privy Council in March last in favour of the Appellant, Williams, who represents the Government of…

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Russo-Japanese War

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

Bombs are peculiar to war, Sale Snaps are the order of the day at Grainger and Falkiner's Semi-Annual Sale. Talking of bombs, our Sale Snap Bomb…

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Rebellious Russia. the Peasants' War London. July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

Owing to the murder of Count Shuvaloff, Prefect of Moscow, the Czar is unlikely to proclaim the new constitution at the Kremlin at Moscow, but will promulgate it…

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The War. a Russian Plenipotentiary Invasion of Saghalien. Rebellious Cossacks. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 6

M Witte, the newly-appointed Russian plenipotentiary to the Peace Conference, has been granted an audience by the Czar. The…

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The Jap Soldier's Creed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 6

Every Japanese soldier recites every morning the following precepts contained in an edict of the Emperor, dated January 4, 1882, and it is to the constant discipline contained…

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Off to the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 4

Bennet Burleigh, in his recently-published book on this war, describes scenes incidental to the departure of Japanese troops. He says :—…

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German War in South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 3

The number of German troops killed and wounded in the action with the native in from disease 474, while the cost of the…

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The War. Victorious Japanese. Operations in Saghalien and Manchuria. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 1

It is officially reported at Tokio that the Japanese dislodged the Russians from several positions in Saghalicn, including one north of…

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Russo=Japo War

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 3

The latest in connection with the Russo-Japo war, in Manchuria, is that the Russian commander has 400 000 men under his command…

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Russe-Japanese War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 4

Bombs are peculiar to war, Sale Snaps are the order of the day at Grainger and Falkiner's Semi-Annnal Sale. Talking of bombs, our Sale Snap Bomb…

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