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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War Song Japanese Feeling How It Expresses Itself

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

Mr M'Kenzie, war correspondent of the "Daily Mail," writes as follows:— Japanese music is a wonderful thing, and the airs of Japanese songs…

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The Three Bushmen; or Australians in the Far East Published by Special Arrangement. a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Iii

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

Well, sir, you see I was dragged up in the bush, an' run away to sea. When I got my A.B. I went back…

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Latest War News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

Admiral Skrvdleff has been appointed commander of the Vladivostok squadron. Two hundred Cossacks from Chosan attacked a small Japanese garrison at Anju, but were…

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The War. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

Two hundred Cossacks attacked the Japanese garrison at Anju, which resisted until reinforcements arrived, when the enemy fled. The Japanese casualties were…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

General Kuropatkin admits that the Russian losses during the fighting on the Yalu were 70 officers and 2324 men. Several companies continued to fight after losing half their effectives…

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Why False War News Is Circulated

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 7

ON the very first day of the war in the Far East between Russia and Japan a sensation was caused by the telegram which was sent from St. Petersburg…

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The Three Bushmen; Published by Special Arrangement. or Australians in the Far East a Thrilling Story of the Russo-Japanese War. Copyright. Chapter Iii

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

Well, sir, you see I was dragged up in the bush, an run away to sea. When I got my A.B. I went back to the bush again, an knocked…

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The War. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have occupied Liagen, north of Liaotung, with three divisions, who then marched to Liaotung. The Japanese will avoid the…

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The War. Dalny Taken by the Japs

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the Chicago "Daily News" states that Admiral Yakumo with four cruisers, a battleship, and a gunboat arrived off Daley…

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The War. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 3

Colonel Gadke, the correspondent at Harbin of the “Berliner Tagebiatt,” states that by the middle of April 118,009 Rusain troops had proceeded to Lino-yang,…

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LATEST War News. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

The Japs occupied Kunatielcheng and resumed the march on the 13th inst. with the object of turning the Motientienling Pass…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 4

The Japanese have occupied Sin Yen with three divisions. In marohing from Fenghuancheng to Liaoyang it is expected they will avoid…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

The Chicago "Daily News" states that Admiral Yakumo, with four cruisers, a gunboat and a battleship, cleared the channel and entered Dainy harbour at daybreak on…

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Latest War News. Kuropatkin's Plans. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

Military opinion at St. Petersburg is to the effect that General Kuropatkin will try to avoid any decisive engagements until August, when he will be rainforced by two Army Corps…

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Cablegrams. the War. DBtVBN Like Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

The Dailt Cubohiolb states that firing has bean ha&rd near Neuohwang. It is rumoured that the Japanese are driving the Buaiians before them like…

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Salvation Soldiers in Street Night Duty

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 5

At a quarter to one o'clock in the morning a little band of Salvation Soldiers put on their cloaks and prepared to go forth into the streets. Their officer…

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The Three Bushmen; or Australians in the Far East. a Thrilling Story of the Russo Japanese War. Published by Special Arrangement Copyright. Chapter V. a Mysterious Scot

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 4

This hoarse guttural yell startled the yellow men. These foreigners must be mad. They halted irresolutely…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 1

The Japanese captured Kaiping and then advanced to Fashichao, driving 1500 Russians before them. The Japanese advanced south of…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

It is reported that Japanese troops have appeared thirty miles north-east of Mukden. Strong bodies of Russian cavalry are watching their advance…

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Latest War News. Dalny Docks and Piers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

Refugees from Dalny, who have reached Chifu, report that the attempts made by the Russians to destroy the docks and piers at Dalny were unsuccessful, though an iron pier…

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