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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 5

Advice received at St Petersburg states that a Russian division under General Rennankaurp was severely defeated in attacking the Japanese in an important…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 2

A great naval battle is raging in the Korean straits, near the island of Oskima. A report from Washington states that one Russian battleship and…

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Latest War News. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 2

Mischenks id an attack on the heights to the southward of Fakurmen only extricated his force by a brilliant but costly charge through the Japanese lines,…

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Latest War News. The Great Japanese Naval Victory. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Tsing-tau cabling on Sunday states that a great battle is proceeding between the Japanese and Russian fleets in the Straits of Korea, near O[?]…

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The War. Great Naval Battle. Baltic Fleet Annihilated. Many Ships Sunk. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 3

A correspondent at Tokio telegraphs that the Baltic Fleet has been practically annihilated by the Japanese. The Russian losses so far ascertained are:…

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Latest War News. Sydney, 3 p.m

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 4

It is officially reported that the damage to the Japanese fleet was very slight, only three torpedo boats being lost…

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The War. the Baltic Fleet. Sydney

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 2

The Baltic fleet him been practically [?]shilated. The following Russian ships were Book :—Two battleships, Alexander and Borodino ; three…

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The War A Naval Battle Japanese Victorious London

The Castlereagh · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 4

The Russian and Japanese Scots have met, the Russians being defeated. The Japanese are in pursuit of the remainder of the enemy's fast…

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First War Correspondent

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 2

Sir William Howard Russell, who recently celebrated his 85th birthday is the father of war correspondents. He was the first man who over served a newspaper in that capacity…

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The War. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 6

Admiral Togo states that 22 vessels of the Russian fleet wore either sunk or captured. None of the Japanese' warships…

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The War[?] london, May 30th

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 3

It is off[?]cially announced at Tokio that Admirals R[?]zhdestventy and Fallkers[?]bo are among the prisoners taken by the Japan[?]se, and that all the Russian…

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The War. the Fleets Meet. Sidney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 7

The Baltic Fieet has been practically annihilated, and the following Russian ships sunk:—Battleships Alexander and Borodina, three…

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Latest War News. Japanese Losses. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

"Our [?]alties in the [?]division," says Admiral Togo," were a little over 400 Admical Miss is slightly wounded." The Japanese loss in the battle was only three…

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The War. Details of the Naval Battle. Peace Negotiations. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the TIMBS says, the Bussian ambassador to the United States has intimated-to President Boosereldfc, that Russia might now accept…

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The War in the East

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 4

It is admitted by the Russian Admiralty that tho Japanese destroyed £18,500,000 worth of warships in the big fight…

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Magic Lanterns. a War Office Experiment

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 3

The war Office has found that the magic-lantern plays so large a part in procuring recruits that a circular memorandum has been issued to officers…

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The War. the Great Naval Action. The Terrible Torpedoes. Ships Lest and Found Bad Shells, Bad Gunners, Rusty Guns Using the Captures. Disposing of the Wounded. Rozhdestvensky Rallying

The Castlereagh · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 5

Admiral Roshdestvensky declares that he hoped to pass through the Straits of Tun-shims in a fog, but a sudden south westerley gale [?] and…

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Zulu War General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

By the death of Lord Chelmsford, in his seventy-seventh year, a noted British general has passed away. He was appointed to conduct the campaign against…

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The war. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The Russian Ambassador at Washington states that if General Linivitch is defeated in Manchuria, Russia will not pay an indemnity, but…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 3

The Japanese have denied a statement that they intended to execute Admiral Rozhjestvenski and the Russian officers aboard the torpedo destroyer Biedevy if it was recaptured, but…

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