The War. Campaign to Continue. Mobilization Ordered. London
The correspondent of "The Times" at St. Petersburg reports that a Council of War has been held, at which the question of the maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1905
237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 12
The War. Russians Concentrating. Another Battle Expected. London
The Russian rearguard is now 25 miles north of Tieling. The Russians report that the Japanese pursuit is weakening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russian Retreat. Close Japanese Pursuit. London
The Russians evacuated Changtu, on the railway line, north of Kaiyuen on Monday, the 20th instant. They are following, in their retreat,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Nurses of Japan
Much has been said of the Japanese army—its fighting power, its organisation, its equipment, and its commissar[?]at. A word or two is due in regard to its hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the Rival Fleets. Japanese Pass Colombo. London
French advices have been received, which state that a torpedoer preceding a Japanese squadron, has passed Colombo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russian Position Critical. Harbin's Defence Precarious London
Russian telegrams from the front declare that unless General Linievitch is immediately reinforced by 200,000 men a retreat to Sungari, and possibly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russia Desires Peace. Great Japanese Advance. London
The majority of the Russian Council of Ministers are agreed regarding the opportuneness of initiating peace negotiations with Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Coal Figures That Should Interest Newcastle.—the Secret of Largelocaldemand—factories.—that War Office Jam Question.—when Is a Pound Not a Pound and How Is Short Weight Atoned for by Commercial Practice?—our High Commissioner Should Be a Man of Figures.—booking Railway Seats by the Number System. Sydney
Though not exactly Sydney news there is much information of local value to be derived from the report of the Royal Commission appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Incident of the War
A pretty incident occurred to-day (says Mr. F. Villiers in his book on the war). During the fighting yesterday a young Jap officer, in charging a french with his men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Russia Will Not Mobilise Great National Depression. London
The Russian General Staff has abandoned all idea of mobilising 400,000 men. It is proposed instead, to send…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naval Warfare. Lessons of the War
"I have no objection to tell you that in my opinion all that has happened at Port Arthur teaches one extremely little about naval warfare on the high seas,"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Japanese Advance. Movement of the Fleets. London
Russian official and private telegrams State that the main body of the Japanese are now 65 miles from Kwangehengtzu…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Peace Reports Doubted. London
Nothing is officially known either at Tokio or St. Petersburg as to the selection of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men-of-war Collide
LONDON, Monday.—During the visit of the German Emperor to Gibralian the Herman cruiser Friedrich Karl collided with the British battleship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russians Falling Back. London
There are indications that the Russian position at Petuna, on the eastern side of their front, is vulnerable. The Russians are destroying the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Prospects of Peace. London
Reuter's Agency at St. Petersburg states that the war party at St. Petersburg declare that the losses of the Russian Army in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Japanese Advance. London
The Japanese troops reached Kaiyuen, over 120 miles north of Mukden, on Sunday, and drove the Russians northward…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the Russian Stand. London
The Japanese, after expelling the Russians, ocupied Tsulushu, Sumieng cheng, and Santakon, villages in the vicinity of Changtu, to the north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Great Battle Impending. London
The correspondent of the "The Times" at St. Petersburg states that official information has been received in that city that a Japanese force of 475,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South African War Trophies. Sydney
The State Premier, Mr. Carruthers, stated this evening that a number of trophies of the South African war were being distributed amongst the Australian…
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