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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War in the Far East

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 4

WHATEVER may be the opinion of people regarding the Japanese and their ultimate mission in the world, no one can withhold admiration of the…

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The War in the East London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 5

ST. PETERSBURG advices report that a great battle has taken place near Hai-cheng, and that the Russians are retreating, with a loss of 5000 men…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 5

Grossinstances of official Russian corruption have been disclosed. Artillery of the latest pattern has been melted and sold. When this was discovered the head of the…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

One division of General Oku's army which recently defeated Major-General Stackelberg's army, is following the coast line towards Kai-ping, and has occupied…

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Russian-Japanese War. Another Russian Naval Defeat, a Battleship Sunk. 750 Men Reported Drowned. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 June 1904 · page 5

A naval disoster is reported from Port Arthur, in which a Japanese destroyer sank the battlethip Peresviet, seriously damaging another tattleship and a cruiser, with only…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 5

Vice-Admiral Togo reports as follows on the action off Port Arthur on the night of the 23rd instant (Thursday), when the Russian battleship Peresvict…

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The War in the East London, Sunday. I

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 5

A NAVAL fight took place off Port Arthur on Friday. The Russians were again defeated. The battleship Peresviet was sunk, and another battleship and one cruiser badly disabled. 50…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 5

A message to the St. Petersburg journal, "Noove Vr[?]mya," says that General Kuroki's army is within 19 miles of General Kuropatkin's army. A battle at…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" at Tokio telegraphs that it is unofficially reported that the Japanese, on Sunday morning, attacked the outworks on the…

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Russian-Japanese War. the Naval Fight. a Russian Version. Lond0n, Monay

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 5

Admiral Alexeieff has transmitted the following report from the squadron commandora at Port Arthur:—On, the 24th June at 8 o'clock, the Novik, Diana,…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 4

LATER information states that two Japanese divisions composed of 40,000 troops were engaged for three days in assailing the Russian positions on the land side of…

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Australia's Position After the War. Major-general Hutton's Warning

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 8

IN his annual report upon the Commonwealth military forces, Major-General, Sir E. Hutton, in dealing with the future military situation in…

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Disgusted Soldiers. Resent the Government's Action

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

A LARGE meeting of returned soldiers was held last week, when Quarter-master Sergeant Howarth, the plaintiff in the case, Howarth versus Walker, when the State…

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Russian- Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 5

A hundred survivors of the blown up battleship Hatsuse, at chinampe, many scarred with frightful burns ans shell fragment wounds, procoedod to the naval base to…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

Further information states that the majority of the wounds received by the Japanese soldiers in the engagement at Motien-ling, on the 4th instant, were…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 5

After three days' operations General Oku occupied Kaiping on the ninth, when the Russians retired to Shuanl[?]sa Pass, a little north of the town. Subsequently they…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 5

THE Chi-fu correspondent of the "Daily Press" reports that the Japanese possess several dominating positions around Port Arthur, and that everything is ready for…

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The War in the East London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

ADMIRAL TOGO reports that at midnight on Monday the torpedo boat division made an attack on the Port Arthur guardship, but the results are unknown…

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Russian-Japanese War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

The Ch[?]f[?] correspondent of the " New York World " states that the Japanese have captured Ciungta, the key to Port Arthur, and that fighting is proceeding along the…

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The War. London

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

The latest reports received from General Sto[?]ssel, the Commander of the garrison at Port Arthur, exhibit less confidence since the capture of the Takushan…

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