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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 12

The War. Japanese Indignation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 5

The feeling in Japan over Admiral Rozhjestvenski's procedure is rapidly growing into one of deep resentment towards Frnace…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Sails. Japanese Near Hongkong. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" reports that, owing to the urgent representations of France, Admiral Rozhjestvenski quitted French…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Loitering. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 5

The Baltic fleet, under Admiral Rozhjestvenski, after a four days' chuise, anchored off Thanhou, on the Indio-Chinese coast, on Saturday…

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The War. Russian Fleets Join. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 5

A report is current in St. Petersburg that the cruiser Almaz, of 3285 tons and 19 knots speed, which formed part of Admiral Rozhjestvenski's fleet, has…

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Cataloguing the Dead in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 11

After the great battle of the Shaho River 13,333 Russian corpses were buried by the Japanese. And not only were they buried, but, in the vast…

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The War. Fleets Still Idle. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 5

The united Baltic fleets are still off the coast of Indo-China. The whole of the coast is being continually watched to prevent a…

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The War. Naval Battle Imminent. Expected Off Hongkong. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 5

Telegrams received from Singapore state that a steamer which has arrived there reports having seen 22 Russian warships anchored off Vansong, on the…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Moving North. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 5

A steamer which arrived at Saigon, the capital of French Indo-China, reports having sighted two Russian warships to the southward of the Chinese…

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Prisoners of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 5

One of the most serious phases of war that call for the consideration of combatants is the treatment of their prisoners. At one time the savage who was a…

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The War. Naval Situation. Perplexing Movements. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 5

The correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" at Hongkong reports that there is great naval activity at that port, and that the British fleet is…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Holds Back. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 5

The Tokio correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that, despite Japan's third protest, the Baltic fleet is still anchored in. Honkhoe…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Goes North. Japanese Off Formosa. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 5

A German ship, which has arrived at Hongkong, reports that it saw fifty vessels of the Baltic fleet leave Honkohe Bay, on the coast of Indo-Chino,…

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A Sydney Letter. Empire Day and the School Teachers.—wanted a Concise School History of the Empire—when Society Is at War with One of Its Members Should It Arm Him to Escape?—the Growing Self-confidence of the Chinaman.—doctored Grog to the Right of Us, the Left of Us, and in Front of Us—but Not Behind Us.—have We Many Drinkers of Methylated Spirits and the Like? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 7

Apparently the entire, or nearly the entire burden of emphasising Empire Day in this State is going to fall on the school teachers. At all events,…

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War Correspondent's Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 13

During a campaign (writes M. H. Donohoe, in the London "Daily Chronicle") one hears frequently of the vicissitudes of the opposing armies, but of the…

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The War. the Baltic Fleet. Steering Towards Formosa. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 5

The steamer Segovia reports passing 42 vessels of the Baltic fleet off Cape Varella, about 50 miles north of Hon kohe Bay, Cochin China, on Monday…

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The War. Activity in Manchuria. General Engagement Impending. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 5

Latest advices from the seat of war state that the rival armies are in close touch along the whole line in Manchuria, and that a battle is imminent…

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The War. Battle of Kirin. the Attack Developing. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 5

The Russian line in Manchuria is 42 miles in length, extending from Yehhoching, via Supingehien, on the railway, to Hsidohsien. At…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Untraced. Rozhiestvenski Reported Dead. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 5

The whereabouts of the Baltic fleet, which was yesterday reported from one source as having passed south of the Island of Formosa into the Pacific…

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The War. Battle in Manchuria. Baltic Fleet in the Pacific. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 4

The correspondent at Tokio of the London "Daily Telegeaph" announces that the best information intdicates that the Baltic fleet is now in the…

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The War. Manchurian Skirmishes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 5

Skirmishing continues between the Japanese and Russians at Manchuria. The Russians on the right bank of the Lioa have retreated to Talien, 17…

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