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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War Japanese in Manchuria. Land Near Vladivostock. Marching on Kirin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Nine foreign warships have appeared off the Russian port of Vladivostock, near the northern boundary of Korea, to which the…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Land Sphere of the Russo-japanese War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

The accompanying map shows a clear from the theatre of war on the "land side." It illustrates the sphere of probable operations from Chemulpho to…

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The War Puzzle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 4

While the fullest allowance must be made for the fact that little news about Russian's military movements is allowed to transpire, the events of the…

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The War Port Arthur Attacked. Blockade Not Successful. Movements in Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Russians declare that of the four vessels sunk by the Japanese in Port Arthur the one nearest the mouth of the harbour…

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The War Fighting in Korea. Attack on Port Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Russian and Japanese scouts in Korea have sighted each other at Sun-chen, 35 miles north of Ping-yang…

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Contraband of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Czar has declared that the neutral flag [?] cargo for belligerents, except contra-band of war. Also, that neutral goods…

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The War Port Arthur Bombarded. Russian Warships Repelled Movements in Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The latest telegram from King-Chou, on the Korean Gulf, to the north of Dalny and Port Arthur, is dated Monday…

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Progress of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 4

From the brief information which filters through the cables, it can be gathered that the Japanese system of campaign is being conducted on a…

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The War Russians Frostbitten. Japan's Military Railway. Vice-admiral Makaroff. Arrives at Port Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Vice-Admiral Makaroff, who is to supersede Admiral Starck in command of the Russian naval forces at Port Arthur, has…

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War Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 4

H.M.S. Katoomba left Hobart on Wednesday for Sydney. She will go to Jervis Bay for gun practice and torpedo running. The Tauranga left yesterday for Sydney, calling…

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The War Russian Cruisers. Bottled in Vladivostock. Bombardment Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Dr. Morrison, "The Times" correspondent, states that there are now 7200 troops in Vladivostock, and only sufficient…

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A Sydney Letter. a Test Match Against Mud!—an Extraordinary Tragedy Because of an Extraordinary Letter.—the Folly of the Man Who Has a Craze for Scrip Gambling. — Those Japanese Offers That Were "Written in Blood."—the German Band Has to Move On.—an Ex-soldier and His Imperial and New South Wales Pensions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 3

A test match! That is the name, but even as a rose by any other name will smell as sweet, so will some objectionable blooms do the other thing. The…

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The War Correspondents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Japanese have allowed fifty-three foreign newspapers correspondents to accompany the Japanese forces…

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Sad War Memories

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 3

There is displayed in the window of an art establishment in Collins-street a sad memorial of the South African war. This is a metal shield, mounted on a solid…

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War and Women's Dress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 12

As trade is said to follow the flag, fashion seems to adapt herself to the conditions of lands and scenes to which public attention is directed. This is…

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The War Japanese Advancing. Entering Manchuria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—There is an impression that three Japanese expeditionary forces are moving upon Port Arthur, Vindivostock, and the Yalu…

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The War Newchwang Deserted. Fear of Japanese Attack. Coal Ships Get Through

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Russians are apprehensive that the Japanese fleet will make an attack upon Newchwang, the port of Manchuria, as soon…

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The War Vladivostock Attacked. Port Arthur Bombarded. the Land Movements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg reports that a telegram dated Vladivostock, march 6, 1.5 p.m., had been received at…

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The War Startling Statement. Russia Proposes Mediation Vladivostock Again Attacked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Viennese newspaper, the "Neue Freie Presse," makes the statement that Count Benchendorff, the Russian…

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Students Condemn the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The students of the Institute of Mining Engineers at St. Petersburg, by 215 to 40, have passed a resoution condemning the…

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