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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

67 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 4

The War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 3

Several affairs of outposts have occured in the Manchurian campaign, in each of which the Russians were driven back by under General Kuroki…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 2

The latest nows from the seat of war is that in a land battle 800 Russians were killed, through a dodge by the Japanese. The latter led the former to think that they…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

The war is still in progress, with fearful loss of life on both sides, but more particularly on that of Russia. It is crippling Russian trade. The Japanese are…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1904 · page 2

There is exasperation at St. Petersburg at the disasters at Port Arthur, Vice-Admiral Alexlieff is vehemently reproached for surrounding himself with nonentities…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 2

The latest news up to going to press last night was that the Japanese attacked the outworks at the extreme east of Port Arthur. It is reported that they drove the…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 2

The latest news of the war is that the leading journal of Tokio hints that the Russian squadron from Port Arthur is allowed to take refuge in Kia-chan[?] the…

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The War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports that, after severe fighting. General Baron Oku has succeeded in occupying Kaiping. Reports from other sources state that General…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 1

It is reported that two battalions of Russians attacked the Japanese position at Mo[?] Pass, under cover of a dense fog. The enemy was repulsed three…

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The Japo-Russian War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

It is reported, at St. Petersburg that 20,000 Japanese have occupied heights near Port Arthur. The Japanese will be able to seriously damage the fortifications unless…

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Japan's War God. Militarism Before Commerce

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

Hachiman, the Japanese god of war, was three years being born, and he stayed on earth 130 years before he returned to the place where the…

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War Office Joke He Was Not Competent

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 5

Not often is laughter heard in the solemn office in Pall Mall. But Captain Champion of the 21st Lancora, and brother to Mr. H. H. Champion, socialist and…

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(All Rights Reserved.) Love's Triumph. a Story of Love and War. Part 1. CHAPTER I.

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 5

The long disputed point as to whether the South was in earnest or not was settled, and through the Northern States the tidings flew that Sumter…

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The War. a Great Sea Battle

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 2

The latest and most important war news is the defeat of the Vladivostock squadron on Sunday. The Japanese attacking fleet was in three divisions, accompanied by 30…

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(All Rights Reserved.) Love's Triumph. a Story of Love and War. Part 3

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

This was his idea, and are the clinging arms had unclasped themselves from his neck, his imagination had leaped forward to the future, and in fa[?]…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 2

Several reports have been circulated that Port Arthur has been captured by the Japanese. These reports have not been confirmed. Apparently the Japanese have…

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The Failure of the War Office

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 6

"THE ORDINARY ARM HELMETS ARE A VERY BAD SHAPE [?]CAN. NOT SHOOT IN THEM WHAT [?]G DOWN AND CANnot [?] WITH THE…

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Love's Triumph. a Story of Love and War. Part 6

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 5

"Shot plump through the upper story Won't the old woman row, it, though?" was Bill's characteristic comment, us the whizzing and the death shrick…

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War News

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 3

General Sakharoff reports that the Japanese have been greatly reinforced eastwards of the railway, and in the vicinity of the Yen-tai mines…

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South African War Medals

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

War medals and [?]lasps have been received at the h[?]nd office of the New South Wales military forces. Sydney, and will be distri[?]ted at the Victorian Barracks on…

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The War the Russians Assume the Aggressive. an Important General Order

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 4

General Kuropatkin (Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces in the Far East) issued an important Army Order on the 2nd inst. After…

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