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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1905

136 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 7

An Association that Renters first Aid to the Wounded

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 4

One month out of of every year, the employees of the various railway companies in great Britain partake in an interesting competition. It is for a challenge shield given…

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General Kuropatkin. How He Prevented War with England

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 9

Mr. Low, writing in the "Forum," is responsible for the following historical incident, the accuracy of which he says he can vouch for, and which has…

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The War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 3

It is confidently stated in Tokio that the railway from Harbin to Vladivostock has been cut…

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The War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 1

It is reported at St. Petersburg that a strong Japanese movement has commenced against General Li[?] right wing. The St. Petersburg journal, the Ross,”…

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The War. London

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 4

Rozhdestvensky has passed Tzuhima, Korea, straits, which separates Korea from Japan; with two columns of battleships to starboards, the gun…

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The War. Naval Engagement

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 6

A great travel battle has been fought in the Korean Straits, It is reported that one…

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A Compliment to Australian Soldiers

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 11

Thus the Owl (Capetown) gives its candid opinion of Australians :—There hasn't yet, in history, a lower lot been traced…

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The War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 1

The “Times” states that there are dreadful unconfirmed rumors at St.Petersburg that grave disaffection was created among the Russian troops in Manchuria…

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Soldier's Heroic Wife

Western Champion · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 4

One of the chief figures in the war between Russia and Japan has been General Stoessel, the brave defender of Port Arthur, Which recently came…

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The War. Peace Negotiations

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 1

France consistently supported President Roosevelt’s efforts to urge Russia to accept his proposal and the Kaiser similarly approached Japan…

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Short Story Why I Nearly Enlisted. I.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 5

It was a beautiful May morning, and, though low-spirited about the Pywater business and Celia, I had put on my straw hat for a walk. Chance…

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The War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 6

Nobody in Japan guessed Admiral Togo’s whereabouts prior to the battle of [?] He created a [?] base with first class anchorage with boom…

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In Love and War. Chapter I.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 7

Roger is coming home. Just now cicely dashed into the room. "Margaret, such news!" she cried. "Have you heard?" The child was breathless…

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The War of the Womerahs. (To the Editor of the Grenfell Record.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 2

SIR,—I notice Womerah is again to the front, but how changed ! A fortnight ago the people of Grenfell were called hypocrits because they dared say that their flag was unstained. They…

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A Tipperary Soldier of Fortune. His Kingdom in India

Western Champion · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 9

During the last decades of the 18th century, and the first few years of the 19th, numberless adventurers of European origin took service in the…

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Zulu War General

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 4

By the death of Lord Chelmsford, in his seventy-seventh year, a noted British general has passed away, He was appointed to conduct the campaign against…

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Nobby's Part a Soldier Actor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 3

Mr. Edgar "Wallace writes in Daily Mail"—"I didn't see you at our piece," remarked Smithy. "I mean," he…

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Special Notes for Special Readers. Shellfish that "Held Up" Liners. Eighty Tons of Them Taken from the Hull of a Man-of-War

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 3

Besides providing a favourite dish for epicures, and occasional typhoid scares, the succulent oyster is one of the mariner's greatest enemies. Yet it is not the worst. That place…

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The Black Sea Mutiny. Five Thousand Killed and Wounded

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 3

The rebels at Odessa are in constant communication with the battleship Kniaz Potemkin, which has seized another Russian collier of 2000 tons…

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A Famous Victory. Soldier and Sailor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 4

It began tamely enough. The soldier, throwing in briskly from " cover," caught the policeman of Church Halstend on the side of the…

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