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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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General War News. Japanese Officers Hanged Asspies. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

Five Japanese officers, who had been arrested at Vi[?]vostock on a charge of acting as spice, have been hanged…

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Cablegrams. War News the Baltic Squad. in Far Eastern Waters. Proceeding to a Rendexvous. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

It is believed at Tokio that the Baltic squadron under Admiral Rojesvensky will soon proceed to a previously agreed upon rendezvous in the Pacifle…

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Czar's Letter to Linievitch. Instructions Relating to the War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

The Czur has sent a special messenger to Harhin with an autograph letter for General Linievitch. The document is believed to contain…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter). War News. the Baltic Squadron Various Reports Received London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

Advices have been received at The Hague, the capital of Netherlands, that the Russian warships are still anchored in a spot about ten miles to the…

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General War News. London, Wednesday. Japan's Reinforcements. Oyama to Command a Million Men

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

Japan is making preparations to reinforce Field-marshal Ovama until his command will toal 1,000,000 men in the autumn…

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Wounded Russians. London, April 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 24

The hardships endured by the Russian wounded after the defeat at Mukden and the flight northwards were terrible. There was no time to attend to them, and they…

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Financing the War. London, April 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 26

A fifth issue of Japanese exchequer bonds for 100,000,000 yen (£10,000,000) will be made early in May on the same terms as the fourth issue…

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New War Inventions by the Japanese

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 16

Japan's success in the present war has not resulted merely from the bravery of her fearless little soldiers and sailors. They have won the admiration of the…

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Battle of Mukden. Fiercest Fighting of the War

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 4

The following graphic description of the fight at Mukden is to hand by the San Francisco mail.— “General Oku’s Headquarters, March…

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The Russo-japanese War. Vladivostock Garrison. London, April 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 24

In the latest disposition of the forces under his command General Linievitch, the Russian commander-in-chief, was report to have greatly strengthened the…

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The War. the Baltic Fleet. Summary Punishment to Japanese Spies. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 1

It is believed at Tokio that Admiral Rozhdeastvenski will soon proceed to his rendezvous in the Pacific. The Japanese scouts were the first…

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Cablegrams. War News. Impending Naval Engagement. the Respective Fleets. Japanese Superior. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

The Japanese should it come to a naval engagement will be to oppose the Baltic fleet with five fine moderate battleships and eight…

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Cable News. the Russo-japanese War. Japanese Advance. Resistance at Kirin. London, April 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 26

The Russians propose, apparently, to attempt to hold Kirin, at the terminus of the branch line in Manchuria. General Linievitch the Commander-in-chief, has…

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The War Japan's Immense Army. 1,000,000 Soon in the Field. London, 12th April

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

While the Russian War Office proposes a Fabian campaign of delay and manoeuvring without fighting decisively, in the coming summer campaign in Manchuria,…

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The War. the Rival Fleets. Where are the Battle-Ships. Japan's Base Formosa. Marshal Oyama's Army. To be Raised to a Million. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

The exact position of both the Russian and the Japanese main fleets in still largely a mater of conjecture, though there are specific respects regarding sections of the…

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General War News. Preliminaries to Peace. What Japan Would Require. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

Count Okuma, who has been interviewed at Tokio, says that as a necessary prelbainary to the declaration of peace Russian must be deprived of…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Squadron Its Whereabouts and Destination. Naval Engagement Near Formosa. Japanese in Touch. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the "Tines" says that the Baltic squadron intends to coal somewhere in the vicinity of the south-cast coast of the…

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The Russian War Loan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 2

Only the first, half of the projected Russian Internal Loan has been issued. It is intended to that the second…

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General War News. London, Sunday. Criticising the Admiralty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 2

Captain Clade, formerly an officer on board one of the warships of the Balde fleet, has been severely reprimanded for daring to oritl[?] the…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Squadron. Japanese in Readiness. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 2

All the Japanese destroyers at the various Japanese naval bases are being got in readiness to sally forth to attack the Baltic fleet…

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