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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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Naval War Lessons

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 4

THE appointment of a British committee of experts to consider new battleship designs in the light of the experience of the past year, shows that Sir John Fisher, at any rate, does…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 9

The expert attached to the Novoe Vreyma newspaper, one of the leading Russian journals, prognosticated that the Japanese would enter Kirin on…

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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 8 April 1905 · page 4

THE Novoe Vremya's military expert foresees the Japanese entry into Kirin. on the 20th inst., and Harbin on the 6th May. The cavalry admirably screen the Japanese…

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The Russo - Japanese War. Great Naval Battle Impending. the Baltic Fleet Nearing the Enemy. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

THE correspondent of the Daily Mail at Jibutil, the French naval station on the Red Sea, states that Admiral Nebegatoff, with the third Russian squadron, is taking aboard three weeks provisions, and is…

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The War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 4

THE following cables have been received since our last issue :— Seventy thousand Reservists in Southern Russia have been ordered to proceed at once…

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War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 5

The cruiser squadron of the Baltic fleet passed Singapore four abreast on Saturday afternoon, presenting a magnificent sight. A large cruiser and three converted…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 8

FOLLOWING we give summary of the principal cables received during the week:-- LONDON, Monday…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 8

The United States Minister at Tokio reports that Keelung and Formosa have been closed to foreign trade. This is supposed to indicate that…

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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 15 April 1905 · page 4

THE United States Minister at Tokio reports that the ports of Keelung and Formosa have been closed to foreign trade. This is supposed to indicate the whereabouts of…

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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 19 April 1905 · page 2

COUNT Lamsdorff, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has tardily expressed to Sweden Russia's "keen regret" at the action of the Baltic fleet in firing on the Aldebaran…

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The War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 6

THE following cables have been received since our last issue:— IT is reported that before leaving Anambas Islands the Baltic Fleet,…

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War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 4

The Baltic [?]eet is apparently proceeding north by the shortest route, leaving Real Admiral Ne[?]ogatoff's supplementary squadron to follow as a reserve…

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War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 5

Rosbjestvenski's voyage north-east continue japanese torpedo-boat destroyers are being placed in readiness to make a sally. The Baltic fleet overhauled the P. and O…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 11

It is believed at Tokio that the Russians will give the Island of Formosa a wide berth, as it is believed to be the Japanese base…

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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 22 April 1905 · page 5

A TELEGRAM from St. Petersburg to the Echo De Paris states, that Admiral Rozhdestvensky's last cable to the Czar was as follows: -- " Shall not telegraph again before…

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Latest War News. Baltic Fleet Coaling in French Ports. Situation Very Critical. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 11

The Baltic Fleet is now off the Indo-China coast. The leading Japanese newspapers are indignant at Admiral…

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Short Story. a Soldier of Brittany

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 7

It was in the country, near the forest not far from the Seine, in the modest villa where I hoped to spend my old age, that I saw Jean de Thommeray for the first time. He…

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The Russo- Japaneses War London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

A MESSAGE from St. Petersburg alleges that the Russian Admiralty has warned Admiral Rozhdestvensky of the serious danger of breaking the peace with France if his sojourn…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Moving North Another Cannonade Heard. to Go Sooth of Formosa. Japs Restoring Port Arthur London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

France's reply promising the expulsion of the Baltic Fleet from kamranh Bay has relieved the tension of popular feeling in Tokio…

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War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 3

Admiral Togo's success in shrouding the movements of his ships creates great uneasiness in Russia. A Hamburg report states that…

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