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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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General war News. LONDON, Sunday. Japan Confiscates Two British Colliers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 2

The Japanese Prize Court has enquired into the cases of the two British ships, Roseley and Lithmgton, which were recently captured in the Japanese…

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Soldiers Refuse to Interfere

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 2

A detachment of a Moscow regiment, which has been brought to St. Petersburg because it was thought the soldiers would it not be in sympathy with…

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A Disgraceful Crime. Crowds Fired on by the Soldiery. Five Sleign Loads of Wounded Barricaes in the Streets. the Strikers Arming. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

The cavalry and strikers have had numerous bloody encounters in the vicinity of the Winter, Place The secure in front of the Palace…

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To-day's Cables. Sunday's Meetings. Serious Conflicts Between Strikers and Soldiers. Five Thousand Killed and Wounded. Sightseers and Strikers Indiscriminately Ridden Down. The World's Press on the Situation. The Trouble Spreads to Sebastopol. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

The meeting of the St. Petersburg strikers on Sunday resulted in serious conflicts. It is estimated that the killed and wounded number fully…

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The War. Damming Port Arthur. a Great Scheme. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

The Japanese are considering a great scheme for salving the Russian warships which are sunk within the harbour of Port Arthur. The idea is…

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Soldiery Bivouack in the Streets

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

The Cossacks and Uhlans have bivouacked in the Square in front of the Winter Palace. The workmen's forces have now…

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Brilliant Feats by War Correspondents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 3

Many brilliant journalistic feats are associated with "war specials"—that heroic corps of writers inured by innumerable hardships, dangers,…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) News from the War. Rival Armies on the Sha[?]. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 2

The Russian and Japanese armies are facing each other on the Shaho river in Manchuria, their outposts being only 500 yards apart…

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Serious Disturbance in Russia. the Soldiers Fire on the Mob. the Stikers Flocking to St. Petersburg. the Czar's Flight. London

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 2

The meeting at St. Petersurg of strikers on Sunday resulted in a serious conflict. It is estimated the killed and wounded number fully 5,000 of whom 2,000 are women and…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Russo-Japanese War. Stoessel's Final Proclamation. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 3

General Stoessel in his final proclamation to the garrison of Port Arthurs stated that "to stand further resistance was merely daily murder,…

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The Russo-Japanese War. Progress of the War. German Expert's View. London, January 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 27

An interesting contribution regarding the progress of the war has been made to the "Standard" by Colonel Gadke, a wellknown German war correspondent…

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The War. Proclamation by Oyama. Stoessel's Last Message. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

Field Marshall Oyama has taken the opportunity afforded by the terrible occurrences at St. Petersburg to issue a proclamation to his troops, in which…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) The Russo-Japanese War. a Japanese Service Squadron London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

A special Japanese service squadron has been formed, but its object is at present unknown…

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Upheaval in Russia. Thousands of Men on Strike. Civil Law Suspended. Shocking Street Scenes. Unarmed People Fired On. 2500 Killed and Wounded. London, January 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 26

The industrial dispute caused by the dismissal of five men who belonged to a union continues to spread in the Government of St. Petersburg…

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Rising in Russia. Czar's Whereabouts Unknown. Probable Effect on the War. London, January 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 24

The condition prevailing in St. Petersburg, and generally throughout Russia, are such as to excite the gravest anxiety amongst the upholders of the present rule…

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The Crisis in Russia. a Revolutionary Outbreak. Strikers Fired on by Troops. a Terrible Massacre. 2,500 Civilians Killed or Wounded on Sunday. London, 23rd January

The Independent · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

The state of section unrest in St. Petersburg, arising from the spread of the great industrial strike, culminated on Sunday in a terrible scene of bloodshed…

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General War News. Japanese Capture an Aystrian Collier. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The Japanese have captured the Austrian steamer Burma 3078 tons, at Hokkaido (Yezo), the northern Island of Japan…

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Cablegrams. War. The Baltic Fleet. Defeats Japanese Warships. Another Naval Engagement. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

A statement has been made in St. Petersburg that Admiral Rojesvensky in command of the Baltic squadron at Madagascar, has encountered and…

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60,000 Men Strike at Riga. 42 Killed; 50 Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

There are over 60,000 men on strike at Riga, the third seaport of Russia, on the Dwina. In the engagement which they had…

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General War News. Increasing the Japanese Army and Navy. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

The Japanese intend to increase their navy as quickly as possible. They are already constructing two cruisers (armoured)…

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