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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. Russians Again Repulsed. Withdrawing Troops From Manchuria. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 1

Marshal Oyama reports a repulse of the Russians toward Chang-tan. The Kussians removed 300 dead. their casualties in all totalling 700…

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The War. Dissatisfaction with Kuropatkin

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

LONDON, Monday afternoon.—The Japanese are following up the advances they gained in the recent battle of the Hun-ho…

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The War. London. Feb 7

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

The Russian force (consisting of 600 cavalry, two companies of infantry with a battery of artillery, and a third detachment), which mu attacking the…

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The War. Attack on Kuropatkin. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 3

General Gripenberg accuses General Kuropatkin of utter incapacity, and of disorganising the army by creating a picked reserve, which is never utilised…

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War and Chess

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 7

The similarity, more or less, between the conduct of a campaign—especially in modern warfare—and a game at chess is well shown in the following extract from an article in "Scribner's…

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The War. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

General Gripenberg accuses General Kuropatkin of utter incapacity, and of disorganising the army by creating a picked reserve, which is never utilised…

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The Russo-japanese War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 4

TUESDAY or Wednesday—there is a little doubt as to the extent date of the first shot fired— closed a year of the remarkable conflict proceeding in Far Eastern Asia between…

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Russo-japanese War. London, Feb. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 3

The Japanese have captured the Austrian collier Siam, which was bound for Vladivostock. The seizure by the Japanese of important out-post positions on General Kuropatkin's…

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The War. Attack on Kuropatkin. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

General Gripenberg accuses General Kuropatkin of utter incapacity, and of disorganising the army by creating a picked reserve, which is never utilised…

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The War. Attack on Kuropatkin. Railway Line Cut. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

General Gripenberg accuses General Kuropatkin of utter incapacity, and of disorganising the army by. creating a picked reserve, which is never utilised…

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The War. Continued Cannonade. Japanese Active. Russians' Disadvantages. London, Feb. 10. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

[?] officially announced at [?] on the Sha-ho south of Mukden, [?] their usual cannonude in the cen[?] Russians are still entrenching on the…

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The War. the Japanese Active. Australian Horses in Warfare. Royal Munificence. [By Cable.} London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 4

The Japanese in Manchuria are showing activity on the Russian right flank. It is reported that the Japanese have destroyed portion of the railway…

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The War. Hei-kou-tai Battle. Thousands of Russians Buried. Loss of the Saiyen. London, Feb, 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 3

Field-Marshal Oyama reports that he bugled 2000 Russians at HEi-kou-tai (about eight miles north-north-west of Liao-yang), where desperate fighting took place on the…

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Effect on the War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 3

The strikers eastwards of Irkutsk cut the railway for a thousand yards. The soldiers guarding the line struck, leaving sixty miles of railway…

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The War. LONDON, Feb. 12

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Field-Marehal Oyama reports that he buried 2000 Russians at Hei-kon-tai (about eight miles north-north-west of Liao-yang), where desperate fighting…

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Revolution in Russia Cruelty and Brutality. Riots in Poland. Strikers Killed and Wounded. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 4

The situation in St. Petersburg is again threatening. There are 25,000 workers on strike, and they are reported to be in a sullen,…

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The War. 140,000 Japanese Casualties London, Saturday morning

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

It is estimated that the Japanese sick and wounded daring the campaign, which has just concluded its first year, Dumber 140,000…

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The War. Japanese Retiring. Russian Chews Demoralised. No Prospect of Peace. London, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 3

Russian scouts report that the Japanese are retiring south of the Sha-ho. It was previously reported that the Japanese had captured an eminence south of…

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The War. the Strength of Japan. More Battleships. Sinking of the Sai-yen. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 1

The "Russki Inv[?]. "the organ of the Ministry lor War, estimates that Field-Marshal Oyama, the Japanese Commander, has now at [?]s command…

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The British Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

A contribution of Earl Roberts to the January "Nineteenth Century" has attracted the attention deserved by a profound and thoughtful article by an eminent authority on military…

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