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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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America's New Cun. What Uncle Am Wouli Fight with If He Went to War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 7

The United States has just adopt[?] for use in the army and navy a gun capable of greater rapidity of fire than any gun of the same calibre and class in…

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The Russo-japanese War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

THE Japanese are again threatening the railway north of Mukden. General Kuropatkin is strengthening both his flanks…

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The Russo-japanese War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

REUTER'S St. Petersburg correspondent learns from a high source that the Czar has formally discussed the peace conditions, which he states are practically settled…

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Latest War News. Peace Prospects. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 8

Reuter's St. Petereburgh correspondent states that he learns from high sources that the Czar has formally discussed peace conditions. It is…

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The Russo-japanese War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

INFORMATION has reached the Russian Admiralty that Admiral Togo's fleet, accompanied by its own colliers and twenty-five captured coal-laden vessels, is about to pass through the Malay Archipeago to…

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The War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 4

General Kuropa[?]kin has telegraphed to St. Petersburg that 20 Japanese torpedo boats and a warship are proceeding to Vladi[?]ostock…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 7

FOLLOWING we give summary of the principal cables received during the week:-- The report of the North Sea Inquiry…

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The Russo-japanese War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

Two Russian corps are building elaborate defensive works opposite the Japanese extreme left. A Japanese force is trying to outflank them. The Japanese, during a heavy snowstorm on the…

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Latest War News. More Japanese Successes. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 9

Two Russian corps are building elaborate defensive works opposite the Japanese extreme left. The Japanese force is trying to ou[?]flank the…

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The Horrors of War. a Field Hospital Scene

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

The following is from an account of a visit to a field hospital by J. Gordon Smith, correspondent of the London Morning Post:…

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The Russo-japanese War. Greatest Battle in the World's History. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

The domestic issue of a war loan of £10,000,000 in Japan was covered twice. The Imperial household took half a million and the Associated Bankers six millions…

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The War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 6

General Kuroki occupies a part of what was first line of the Russian defences in the hills along the Sha-Ho. A stories of fresh engagement of a…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 11

Cables received at the beginning of the week state that a big battle was raging near Mukden and the Russians were in retreat. Nearly three-quarters…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 11

General Kuropatkin continues to resolutely defend Foshan. Marshal Oyama reports that the Japanese are making slow but…

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The Horrors of War. a Field Hospital Scene

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 3

THE following is from an account of a visit to a field hospital by J. Gordon Smith, correspondent of the London "Morning Post": The b[?]rers brought in a man whose…

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The Russo-japanese War. Great Japanese Victory. the Russian Army in Full Retreat. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 4

General Kuroki and Field-Marshal Nodzu are holding the Russian left and centre, while General Nogi rolls up on the right and gets in the rear and to the north-west…

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The Russo-japanese War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 2

The following message was received at Tokio from Field-Marshal Oyama :--" The enveloping movement completely attained its object. Fighting of the fiercest description continues at several points in…

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The War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Niuchwang states that circumstantial reports indicate that Mukden was practically captured by the Japanese On Thursday morning…

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Kuropatkins Army Routed. Awful Slaughter. 200,000 Russians Killed, Wounded and Captured. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 4

The number of Russians left dead on the field of battle and prisoners taken is so enormous that the Japanese are hardly able to deal with them…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 10

FOLLOWING we give summary of the principal cables received during the week:--Marshal Oyama…

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