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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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Dan Barry's Dramatic Company. "The Prisoner of War."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

The production of the Russo-Japanese Military Drama. "The Prisoner of War," by Dan Barry's Dramatic Company on Monday evening next, 16th…

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The War. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

The Japanese have destroyed 395 mines within a radius of 40 miles around Port Arthur. The correspondent of the "Daily…

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Latest War News. at Port Arthur. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

The Japanese Consul his received a cable message, staling that a very large quantity of ammunition was captured at Port Arthur, also four battleships, two cruisers, fourteen gun…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

The Japanese estimate the total Russian casualties at Port Arthur at 25,000. Until the capitulation was decided…

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Latest War News. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

The Russian [?] which recently raided Southern Manchuria consisted at three columns with a [?] over five miles and presented a magnificent…

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The War in German East Africa. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 3

Twelve thousand men are eng[?]ged in the German's war against the Hereros in East Africa…

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The War. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

The United States will send two additional warships to the Far East. John Hay reminds Russia she is expected to abide by engagements…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

French correspondents at St. Petersburg state that the Czar has finally determined not to recall the Baltic Fleet. The French Foreign office states that the…

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Latest War News. Big Discovery. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

Large stores of Champagne and Vodka have been discovered at Port Arthur…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 3

The cavalry force under the command of Lieutenant General Mistchenko succeeded in regaining the Russian lines, after its daring raid southward. The…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 3

During the past year the Japanese have captured 23 blockade runners; 18 Russian and seven British. Two and a half divisions of Russian…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 3

Colonel Gaedke, a German was correspondent, considers by the and of January General Kurapatkia will have 340 battalions, compared with 268 battalions of Japanese…

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The War Correspondent His Great Pretensions

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

The plaint of the war correspondent who has been sent away empty by the Japanese is handled severely in "Blackwood." The correspondent complains that…

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The Far East War Mr Dooley's View

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

Writing in the "Westminster Gazette," Mr Dooley (Mr J. P. Dunne), discourses thus, hibernically and humorously on the war:—…

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Wireless Telegraphy in the Russo-japanese War

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

A large company including many emi nent men in science, attended a dline given at the Hotel Cecil to Dr. Lee d. Forest, inventor of the De Forest system…

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Barristers and Solicitors with the Strikers. Soldiers Worsted at Kolpino. Risings Everywhere. Father Gapon at Moscow. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

Three hundred and fifty barristers and solicitors have passed revolutions of entire solidarity with the strikers, protesting against the Government's…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

The Japanese have repulsed the Russian division near Changtan, and are now engaged fighting. Another 20,000 Japanese troops will…

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The War. a General Engagement

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

The "Lokal Anzieger's" correspondent at Mukden says that a general engagement continues with heavy losses on both sides. The fighting, he…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

It is announced at Tokio that the Japanese casualties at Chenchie-hpao and Heikontai were 5,000 wnilst the Russian losses were 10,000…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

Two Japanese divisions attacked on the 28th ultimo four Russian divisions, driving them across the Hum-ho and capturing 600. The Russians…

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