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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. London, May 28

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 6

The whereabouts of the Baltic Fleet is still unknown. It is reported at St. Petersburg that Admiral Rozhdestvensky has died, and that his body has been…

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LONDON, Th Russian Admirals Wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 2

The Berlin Press states that the surrender of Niebogatoff and 3000 men is [?] in navel warfare. The Japanese attack was [?]…

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Issue of the War Decided

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 2

The "Birebeviya Visdomosti" (The Bourse Gazette"), of St. Petersburg, says the battle of Tan-Ships has decided the time of the war. and…

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The War. Decisive Battle. Baltic Fleet Almost Annihilated. Sixteen Warships Lost. London

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 2

Reuter's Tokio correspondent has telegraphed as follows:— "Admiral Rozhjestvenski's fleet has been practically annihilated. Twelve warships…

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The War. London, May 27

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 7

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio telegraphs to-night:—"The transmission of information of to-day's historical events in the Straits of Korea is refused."…

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The War. LONDON, June 4

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

Bear-Admiral Euquist and the Russian cruisers Aurora, 6630 tons, Oleg. 6675 tone, and Jemtchug, 3080 tons, arrived at Manila on Saturday evening. All the cruisers were…

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Short Story Why I Nearly Enlisted. I.

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 4

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

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South African War Contracts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 2

Starting disclosures have been made in connection with the South A[?] Army supplies. There has been an e[?] loan of documents, and no regular methods of…

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The War. LONDON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 5

A private telegram which has readied St. Petersburg from Manchuria contains the startling intelligence that the Japanese have occupied Omoso, a town 75…

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The War. Japan's Encircling Movement. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1905 · page 2

The Tokio correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Japanese forward movement in Manchuria has commenced, and…

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The War. London. June 20

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 7

General Linevitch reports that the Japanese are nearing Kong-chen and Musan, Northern Korea. This is interpreted to mean that General Hasegawa's army…

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The War. London, June 20

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 7

Field-Marshal Ovama reports: "For the purpose of driving back the enemy, the Japanese on June 22 attacked a force holding the highlauds north of…

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The War. London, July 4

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 7

Revolt is spreading in Russia. While disciplinary battalions were exercising at Kherson, Dneiper, near the north coast of the Black Sea, soldiers…

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Russian soldiers and food

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1905 · page 2

A company of Cossacks, near Lode, complained of the food served to them, and demanded of the captain a better quality of…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 6

Russia will call out 475,000 men for military service during the present year. The crow of the battleship Emperor Alexander III. have continued, and the…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 6

The Russian forces at the Tumen River number about 6000. They are trying to check the advancing Japanese. Tremendous rains have flooded the…

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Short Story a British Soldier's Adventures in India

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 3

There was no help for it: nothing could be done till the next battery came along and offered a chance of obtaining a spare wheel. So the crippled piece was…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 5

Linevitch informed the Czar that it is untrue that the army is dangerously situated. The two armies are facing one another, and attempts by the Japanese to…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 6

THE Japanese have captured a Russian general and 3200 men in Saghalien. The "Times" correspondent at Tokio reports that the Japanese killed and…

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Latest War News. LONDON, 18th Aug

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 7

It is rumored that unless peace is signed, Japan will bombard Russia's Baltic Ports. OYAMA WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL…

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