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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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Sinews of War

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 4

Things look very war-like between Japan and Russia, and s late cable tells that both Japan and Russia have bean feeling Uncle Sam's pulse for a…

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Russia and Japan. War Imminent

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

IT is reported that six armoured cruisers and a battleship under Admiral Kamimura left [?]sabo on Sunday. It is surmised that Japan Intends to prevent…

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War Inevitable Russia and Japan. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

The Japanese Legation in London states that Japan is able to land its Army Corps at Fusan, Kores, within 48 hours. Later…

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War and Flour

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the N.S.W. Flour-Millers' Association was held in Sydney on Monday with a view to considering the advisability of raising the price of flour, in view of the…

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The Coming War. London, Wednesday afternoon

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

British reservists numbering 120 with 10 officers have left London for Genoa to take the Japanese cruisers to Yokohama. Public opinion in French…

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War "Nearer and Nearer." Russia Designedly Dilatory

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 5

London, January 5.—The "Novoe Vremya," the leading daily paper of St. Petersburg, in a pessimistic article, says that, despite the efforts of the Russian and…

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Russia and Japan. Continued Preparations. Papers Urge War. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 6

Advice from Tokio states that the newspapers urge the immediate declaration of war, which is considered inevitable, but the people are…

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Australia and the Japanese War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

It is estimated 18,500,000 bushels of wheat will be available for export—Coghlan. "If the Mikado declares war"-Daily news-heading…

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What People Are Saying. What Caused the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

All-absorbing war topic precludes every other discussion now-a-days, and perhaps it's just as well to find out the cause of friction. The press mostly lays the blame at Russia's…

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The War of Wars

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

THIS twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, one fact at leant is now…

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Latest War Machine. Philanthropist Invents a Fighting Monster

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

A philanthropist is not usually associated with weapons of destruction but Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes, who is famous in America for his…

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Russia and Japan. War Inevitable

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

THE "Times " correspondent at Tokio says the lending newspapers are unanimous that war is inevitable. They emphasise the marked strength of Japan's finances compared with…

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Murphy on the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

'Well, Murphy' ses I, 'how's the warr?' 'Divil take hould iv the warr,' ses Murphy. 'Sure, t' the powers iv Molkinny, aim afthur thinkin' that there'll be no warr…

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The War and Australians

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

FROM a discussion recently held in the Federal Cabinet it appears that the importance of the Russia-Japanese war is manifest, even to the legislative…

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The Impending War. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 2

A Paris journal declares that after the Japanese naval victory over the Chinese in 1894, the Russian admiral proposed to the French commander in the Far East an…

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War Near

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 4

The Japanese steamer service between Japan and Australia has been suspended indefinitely. The suspension is due to the international situation with Russia. The…

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Latest Cablegrams. Russia and Japan. the Muscovite's Last Word. Is War Declared? London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 5

The Ozar has earnestly considered Russia's reply to Japan, and its delivery at Tokio has been postponed for a few days. Reutor reports that Admiral Alexeiff has…

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Russia and Japan. All hope of Peace Gone War at any Moment. Sydney, Monday 9 a.m

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 2

All negotiations have been terminated between Russia and Japan. The Japanese Minister has been withdrawn from St…

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The Far East. War Imminent

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—This [?] has earnestly considered the draft reply to the Japanese Note. Its delivery in Tokio will be postponed…

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Russia and Japan War Declared

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 4

We issaed the following "extraordinary" yesterday:—"Times" Office, Wednesday, 2 p.m. Our Sydney telegraphic agents wire as follows:…

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