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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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Cablegrams. War. Fighting on the Shaho. Battle Still in Progress. London

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

The Mudden correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger," a leading Berlin newspaper, states that the general engagement between the Japanese and…

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Fighting and Strikes at War Saw

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

At Warsaw numerous collistons between striders and Cossacks have occurred, but were suppressed with special brutality…

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General War News. LONDON, Monday. the Baltic Fleet

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Advices from Port Said state that some of the vessels of the Bat[?] fleet are expected there shortly on their way homewards…

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To-Day's War News. Reported Russian Repulse. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Further heavy fighting has taken place in Manchuria. The Russians attacked the Japanese and were severely repulsed…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) War. Fighting in Manchuria. Several More Engagements. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Field Marshal Oyama has issued a report which states that on Saturday the Japanese after occupying Luitia[?] twice repulsed strong counter…

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The War. Hostilities Resumed on the Sha-ho. Fierce Fight Going On. The Baltic Fleet. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Hostilities have been resumed on the Sha-ho, in Manchuria, where, according to the latest accounts, a Russian army of 300,000 man was separated…

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General War News. Dragging in China, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Japan has officially denied the accusation by Russia that she is endeavouring to involve C[?] in the war she herself is waging against…

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The Baltic Fleet. When the War Will Be Over. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

The Russian Grand Duke [?]yril says that after Admiral Rojesvensky with his Baktle Fleet has [?]ht a de[?] naval engagement in Japanese…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) War. Fighting on the Hun. Russian Movement a Failure. What the Kite Showed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

General Kuroki reports that the attempt of the Russians under General Ruro[?] to turn General Ok[?] left on the Shaho was a…

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War Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) Fighting on the Han. 42,000 Russian Casualities. General Kuropatkin Wounded. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

The correspondent of the Telegraph at Tokio says that the Russian casualties in the battle of the Hun River are estimated at between 36,000 and…

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End, the War Quickly. a Russian Opinion. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

Admiral Skrydloff, who was appointed to the command of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur on the death of Admiral Makaroff, but who [?]…

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3500 Russian Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

There thousand live hundred Russians, who were wounded in the last battle, have been sent to the hospitals at Mukden…

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Russian Cavalry Commander Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

During the fighting last Saturday night General Mistchenko, the commander of the Russian cavairy, was wounded rather severely below the knee…

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General War News. British Underwriters' Losses London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The British underwriting firms have, up till date, lost the sum of £650,000, owing to vessels which they have insured being captured during the war,…

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Effects of the War. England Recovering. London, January 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 27

Speaking at the meeting of the National Provincial Bank of England yesterday, Mr. Robert Wigram, the chairman, said that there was evidence that the country was recovering…

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The War. the Fighting in Manchuria. Conflicting Reports. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 1

Two Japanese divisions attacked four Russian divisions at Pokowiai, driving them across the Hun ho, and taking 600 prisoners. The Russian…

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Cablegrams. War. Fighting on the Hun. Fifteen Hundred Russian Prisoners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The correspondent at Tokio of the "Daily Mad" says that the Japanese have captured, since the battle of the Hun, 1500 Russian prisoners, in…

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The War. the Hun-ho Repulse Stubborn Stand Being Made London. 31st January

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The forces under General Oku have spiritedly followed up their success in repulsing the Russians at Chen-chiehpau and Hei—kan-tai…

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The War. the Hun River Battle. Fearful Slaughter Reported. Amazing Russian Losses. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

According to a circumstantial report by the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, the repulse of General Gripenburg's army in the attempt to turn…

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The Russo-Japanese War. Hostilities Resumed. 10,000 Russian Casualties. Japanese Lose 5000. London, January 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 27

Hostilities have been resumed on the Sha-ho, in Manchuria, where, according to the latest accounts, a Russian army of 300,000 men was separated from the…

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