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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War. London

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 8

Desperate fighting has taken place Ta[?] shan Height, which dominates the main lines of Port Arthur's eastern defences. The Japanese captured the position, but the…

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The Russo-japanese War. Notes on the Cables

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 3

The value of speed in a [?] is shown in the case of the Novik, which, confident in her superior speed, can go almost where she pleases, safe from…

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War News. LONDON

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 3

The Russian cruiser Novik has arrived at the island of Saghalien, and the Diana has put into Saigon, in French Cochin China…

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The Russo-japanese War. Fighting at Port Arthur. Great Havoc by Mines. London, Aug. 23

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

The assault on Port Arthur is being continued with desperate [?] from the land side. According to Reuter's correspondent, the Japanese…

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The War. London

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 7

CHINESE refugees from Port Arthur report that the Japanese have been expelled from Pa-ling ching (two miles north of Port Arthur), from which a bombardment…

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The Russo-japanese War. Notes on the Cables

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1904 · page 2

The suggestion as to how the end may come at Port Arthur follows as [?] to Friday's intelligence. The Japanese were then said to have a footing both on…

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D. O'Brien the Ru[?] Japanese War. Desperate Fighting London, August 31

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 3

General Suk[?] at Liao-yang, telegraphs:—"Yesterday's (30 h)losses of our army amounted to 3000 killed and wounded."…

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The Failure of the War Office. Some Striking Instances of Inefficiency as revealed by the War Office Commission. Brown Paper Soots

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 3

THE SCOTS WERE DISTINCTLY HAD IN 1800. THEY WEAK BROWN PAPER; AT LEAST. THEY WEAK HOT VERY MUCH BETTER…

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Russia suppresses war news

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

The police at St Petershurg conf[?]cated an edition of the Novoe Vremyg, announcing that the Japanese were advancing on…

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War News. LONDON

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 3

Immense processions paraded the streets of Tokio, swinging lanterns, and shouting "Banzai," consequent on the capture of Liao-yang…

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The War. Lonkon

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

It is officially stated at Tokio that the Japanese casualities since August 29th have been 10,000 men. The headquarters of the Japanese army…

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The Russo-japanese War. Battle of Liao-yang

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" with General Oku's army sends a dramatic account of the Japanese assaults on August 30 and 31 on…

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War News. LONDON

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 3

Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the London "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent, reports that the battle of Liao-yang was the fiercest artillery attack in the…

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The War. London

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 7

THE Japanese forces are still advancing along the railway line to Mukden. General Kuroki captured a hill overlooking Mukden. The Japanese casunalties since August 26…

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The Russo-japanese War. Seige of Port Arthur. General Items

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 2

The Japanese b[?] Port Arthur captured a fort on a high hill two miles east of the Golden Hill, and were able to remain,…

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War News. LONDON

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

It is reported from Che-foo that the Japanese bombarded Port Arthur with terrific force on the 15th and 16th inst., from Shu-shu-jec, Pac-li-chwang…

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The War. London

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

Marquis Oyama reports that 3100 Russian dead were left on the battle field at Liao-yong. Owing to the escape of General…

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Death of a soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1904 · page 2

Robert David Barelay, aged 26, formerly of the Lancers, who won distinction by his skillful acts of bravery under heavy fire in the…

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War News. LONDON

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 3

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris newspaper, "Le Matin," reports that the Japanese are engaged in a furious assault in Port Arthur…

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The War. London, Sunday Afternoon

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 9

Refugees who have reached Chefoo from Port Arthur picture the port as in a desperate plight. Cholera has started, and the defenders are reduced to a few…

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