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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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A Latter from a Russian Soldier

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 6

Two letters from Russian soldiers at Port Arthur were recently published in New York. They are addressed to relatives in the United States, and, although…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 4

THE correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Tokio states that a heavy engagement with General Kuropatkin's entire army has began south wards of…

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The War in the East London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 7

A RUSSIAN transport, carrying provisions and arms from Shanghai for Vladivostock, struck a rock, and has been abandoned. The prospects of the successful floating of…

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Best Horse and Soldier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 6

AN English general, in reviewing a corps of cavalry, suddenly stopped before a splendid-looking fellow and asked, abruptly: "Which is the best horse in the…

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The War. LONDON

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 7

General Stoessel reports the daily bombardment of Port Arthur. A Japanese battalion vainly attacked the redoubt protecting the waterworks, being repulsed…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

A Russian transport which was carrying provisions and arms from Shanghai to Vladivostock, 'struck on a rock off the Kurile Islands, and was abandoned…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

The "Morning Post" states that the capture by the Japanese of two important forts near Shiu-shi-yeng, on the north of Port Arthur, will facilitate the insertion…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

A commissariat officer at St. Petersburg has been co[?]-martialled for substituting sand for explosives in 17. waggon-loads of mines which were intended for the front…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 4

RUSSIAN despatches indicate that the Japanese flunking movement against General Kuropatkin's left wing, in the vicinity of Mukden, is developing. There…

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The War in the East London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 7

DOCUMENTS found near Liao-yang show that many of the Russian officers have been cashiered for lack of discipline, and others rebuked for assaults upon women…

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Russian- Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

Russia has ordered 11 destroyers and four cruisers in France. Japan issues an £8,000,000 live percent, internal loan…

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Horrors of War 50,000 Killed at Port Arthur

Northern Star · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

American mails by the R.M.S. Sierra, which arrived at Auckland on Monday from San Francisco, contain the following messages from the Far East:—…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

THE St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Matin" (Paris) states that General Stoessel, the Commandant at Port Arthur, reports that the Japanese fleet is…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 5

The Russian cavalry on Thursday checked the Japanese advance iu the Yentai district, and burnt 17 junks, which were being used for transporting ammunition on the Hu[?]…

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Death of a Soldier

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 6

At Singleton, recently, the death occurred, under rather sad circumstances, Barclay. For the last twelve months he had been a sufferer to cerebral paralysis,…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

ADVICES received from Chi-fu state that the Russians have made desperate attempts to retake Fort Kuropatkin (which was recently captured by the…

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The War in the East London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 7

GENERAL KUCOKI is within 15 miles of Mukden. General Stoessel reports that after ghastly carnage at the Japanese captured the outer…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 5

The report that the Russia[?] C[?] B[?]yan had escaped from Part Arthur and had taken refuge at Shanghai is denied. General Stoessel, commandant at Port…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

THE Japanese have discovered that eighty junks were being organised at the German port of Kiao-chan to run the blockade of Port Arthur. The junks were…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 5

The military oritio of the "Times" estimatea that General Kuropatkin has 220,000 men, and that Field-Marshal Oyama has a similar number…

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