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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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General War News. London, Sunday. Numbers of the Japanese Army

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

Advices from Russian sources state that Field Marshal Qyama is in command of an army numbering 600,000 effective fighting men now in…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Fleet. Japanese in Wait at Tsushima London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

A merchant steamer which has arrived at Shanghai reports that an important division of the Japanese fleet under the command of Admiral…

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Cossacks Terrorising Jews. Jewish Hospital Full of Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

The Cossacks at Bialystok, about 50 miles south west of Grodno, are terrorising the Jews, and beating men, women and children even in the…

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Horrors of War

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 4

Great precautions continue to be taken in Poland to prevent the real situation provoked there by the Russo-Japanese war from becoming known…

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General War News. London, Monday. War Will Terminate in a Month. a Russian "Gazette" Prediction

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

The Russian "Gazette," published at Moscow, in an article on the war, makes a calculation that Field-Marshal Oyama's force is overwhelming, and…

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The War. the Baltic Fleet. Six Months' Supplies. Squadrons Seeks to Junction. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

Little news is available with respect to the Baltic fleet, which was last reported to be cruising off the Annam coast, between Kamranh Bay and Cape…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Fleet. Still Off the Coast of Annam. a Rendezvous at the Philippines. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

It is reported that 10 vessels of the Baltic squadron under Admiral Rojesvensky were in Honkohe Bay, on the coast of Annam, on Thursday…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Fleet.niebogatoff's Division. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

A telegram has arrived in Tokio which announces that the supplement any division of the Baltic fleet under Admiral Niebogatoff passed Singapore…

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General War News. Neutrality of China. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

At the instance of Japan, the United States Government has strongly urged China to enforce her neutrality against Russia's intrigues and…

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Cablegrams. War News. This Campaign on Land Hopeless Russian Prospects. Linievitch Doomed to Failure London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

According to forecasts in Russian official circles, the next great land battles in Manchuria will be fought in the country lying between the…

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Cable News. the Russo-japanese War. Russian Wounded. Dreadful Sufferings. London, April 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 26

The Tokio correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" gives an account of the deplorable condition of the Russian sick and wounded in Manchuria, the result of…

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Shooting Affray. Two Women Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 4

Two women were wounded by revolver shots at Lithgow on Tuesday. Alfred Murray purchased a small revolver, and went to the house of Mrs. Fellowes, where his wife had been…

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The Sick and Wounded. Japan's Total List. London, April 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 26

Count Okuma, the Japanese statesman, who is head of the Progressive party (one of the two main political parties in Japan), in addressing the committee for the care…

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Refuging War-ships. Chinese Precautions. London, April 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 26

Recent advices from Shanghai stated that in view of the reported attempt of the Russian warships, the Askold, the Grozovoi, and the Mandjur to escape from the…

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May Day in Warsaw. An Unprovoked Attack by the Military. Upon a Workman's Procession. Numbers Killed and Wounded. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 1

The May Day disturbances in Warsaw took place in the afternoon, when a procession of five thousand workmen marched through the streets, carrying…

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Cablegrams. War News. the Baltic Fleet. Now at Nhatrang. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" in Paris says that the Baltic [?]con under Admiral Rojeavensky, is [?]w off the island of Honglon, which is near…

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A Russian Prediction. War Ended in a Month. London, May 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 26

The Russian estimate that the Japanese force in Manchuria, under the command of Marshal Oyama, number fully 600,000 effective soldiers has drawn some…

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France's Benevolent Neutrality. War Telegrams Censored. How the Baltic Fleet Is Coaled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

Additional information respecting the alleged failure of France to maintain her neutrality in Indo-China is published to-day…

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The War. Niebogatoff's Squadron Passes Singapore. Important Events Within Ten Days. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 1

A Tokio telegram states that Admiral Niebogatoff's squadron passed Singapore on Saturday. Important events are expected…

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The War. the Russian Fleet. France and Japan. A Japanese Onward Move. Japan's Preparations. Russia Pessimistic. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

There is practically no information this morning regarding the whereabouts of either the Russian or the Japanese fleet. The proximity of the…

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