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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 2

We received a wire on Saturday, at midday, to the effect that the Japanese had defeated the Russians on the Yalu River. The cable say that 30,000 Japanese crossed…

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The War

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

London, Tuesday—Recent reports as to the presence of Cossacks between Gensau, on the north-west coast of Korea and Pakcheng, on theVladirostock…

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LATEST War News. a Big Battle. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

Further particulars of the great battle on the Yalu state, the Japanese General after five days fierce fighting largely with…

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Possible Civil War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

The nine Chinese who were forcibly landed at Port Darwin in defiance of the Immigration Restriction Act were brought before the court yesterday charged with being prohibited…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Shanghai reports that the Japanese and Russian forces have had a stubborn and decisive engagement on the Yala River…

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The War. Disastrous Defeat of the Russians. London

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

The Russians, after two days fighting on the Yalu, hare been disastrously defeated, and have retreated. Italian information, which is often…

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Latest War News. the Battle on the Yalu. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio states that after live days fighting with artillery. General Kuroki forced a crossing of the Yalu, and on Sunday, with a gallant infantry charge…

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The War. the Russian Defeat. Heroic Bayonet Charge by Japanese

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

Reports from Tokio state that the Japanese forced a crossing over the Yalu after five days' fighting, which was largely artillery work; and on Sunday, with a…

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The War. London

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 4

It is officially announced that the Japanese officers on board the Kinchu Maru suicided in their cabins. The private soldiers, who refused to surrender, privately bayoneted…

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The Story of The Blacks. The Aborigines of Australia. (Published by Special Arrangement.) Chapter Iv. the Racial War Begins

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 7

Pemulwy did not die just then. After the lapse of a month, having recovered from his wounds he gave proof of his intrepidity and daring by escaping from the hospital with an iron about his leg…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 1

The Japanese troops at Kin Lien Chang have begun their northward advance. The report of the capture of Newchwang is contradicted…

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Latest War News. Port Arthur Sealed at Last. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 5

Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," telegraphing from from Tokio on Wednesday afternoon stated on Tuesday afternoon in a dense fog the Japanese…

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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 Ii

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 3

"Go to Jericho !" "Right you are, air ! " retorted the serving man cheerfully, shutting his eyes again…

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The War. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have captured Tenhuanching. A gale hindered the sealing operations of Port Arthur. Eight steamers made a dash for the harbour, and despite the searchlights…

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The War. Port Arthur Invested

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 3

A telegram from Tokio states that the investment of Port Arthur has begun, and that the Manchurian railway has been practically closed…

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The War. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 3

The Japanese casualties on Sunday were 700, and the Russian upwards of 800. The Russian Generals Sassu[?] and Kasboalinski were wounded,…

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LATEST War News. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

The Japs captured Da[?] on Friday, 16 Japanese warships protected the landing of 10,000 troops at Kinchow, the gun fire…

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Latest War News. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

Admiral Togo reports that a strong wind so hindred the operations in the bottling up of Port Arthur that the Commander was ordered to stop, but the order did not reach him…

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The War in the East. More Japanese Successes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

A telegram hom St. Peters burg states that the Japanese are masters of nearly the whole of Liao-tung Peninsula. They have destroyed the railway at port…

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The War. Further Japanese Successes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 4

General Kuropatkin admits that the Russian casualties during the fighting on the Yalu were 70 officers and 2824 men. Several companies continued to fight after…

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