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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 25

The War King Edward Speaks. Japan Attacks Newchwang Russians Retreat North

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—King Edward, in an interview with M. M. Detournelles and Constans, two distinguished French statesmen, who have now…

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Anti War Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The students at Odessa have demonstrated against the Government and the war. Cossacks arrested many of the…

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The War Estimates. Attack by Campbell-bannerman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the discussion on the War Office Estimates in the House of Commons last night, Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, the leader of the…

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The War Japanese in Manchuria. Russians Driven Back. Port Arthur Attack Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Tientsin, in China, reports that the Japanese have advanced across the Y[?]lu…

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The War Japanese Movements. Attacking Front and Rear Hunting the Russian Fleet

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

LONDON, Friday.—The Japanese army which is invading Manchuria is proceeding by the same routes and following up the same [?]ctics as those…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Sidelights on the War. Topographical Map Showing the Plan of Bombarding Port Arthur

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

The accompanying picture demonstrates the plan of subduing Port Arthur as revealed by Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador to the Court of St. James…

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Japanese War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Japanese war loan has been covered fourfold…

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The War Action Off Port Arthur. Russian Torpedoer Sunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Vice-Admiral Makaroff, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian naval forces in the Far East, has telegraphed the following…

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The War Port Arthur in Flames. Effective Bombardment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A report which is not as yet confirmed, has been received at Shanghai, Chifu, and Tokio, to the effect that the Russians have…

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Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 6

The Rev. Loyal L. Wirt was entertained by the members and adherents of the Brown-street Congregational Church last evening by a social and concert in the…

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The War Denial by Russia. Port Arthur Not Abandoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Russian telegram dispatched from Port Arthur at 7 p.m. on Sunday denies that the port has been abandoned…

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The War. Intentions of Russia. Attack in Great Force

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" at Newchwang reports that General Kuropatkin, who is on his nay to…

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Japan's War Expenditure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Japan estimates that the war expenditure will amount to £1,000,000 per week during 1904…

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Russian War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Reports from St. Petersburg state that a group of international financiers has undertaken to obtain for Russia a war loan…

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The Far Eastern War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

The war in the Far East is fast entering upon a very interesting stage. While the accounts of the operations continue to be of the most meagre…

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The War. Shelling Port Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The London "Express" states that in the course of the attack on Port Arthur on the 10th instant, a Japanese shell killed 19 of…

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The War. Suffering at Port Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the London "Standard" reports that a private telegram received from Port Arthur states…

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The War. Russia's Large Forces

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Advices received de at Paris from St. Petersburg state that General Kuropatkin, in command of the Russian military forces in the…

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The War. Port Arthur Fight. Russian Destroyer Sunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The correspondent of "The Times" with the Japanese fleet cables that the Commander-in-Chief, vice-Admiral Togo, although…

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The War. Fighting in Manchuria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reports have reached Newchwang that the Japanese have crossed the Tatung Pass, forty miles from Haicheng, in Manchuria…

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