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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

General Sakharoff reports: Three companies of Japanese attacked Russian Chasseurs at Manshingu. After a desperate fight the Japanese were repulsed, leaving many dead on the field…

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The War. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 3

General Kuropatkin reports that the Japs and Chunchuses attacked the railway bridge at Gunshunlin, but were repulsed. Reinforcements then…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

The Russian Commander in Chief (General [?] reports that a force of 300 Japanese cavalry recently attacked a bridge at Fengtsetong, on the [?]…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

It is reported that 15,000 Russian infantry and 500 Cossacks, with 61 guns, are on the neutral territory 40 miles west of Mukden, and they disregarded the demands…

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Latest War News. Kuropatkin's Railway. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 1

General Kuropatkio is building a light railway, with the object of turning Kuroki's left…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 5

General Kuropatkin has constructed light railways connecting Fushan, Youling and Upper Shaho, indicating his intention to try and turn General…

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The War. the Peace Proposals. Condemned by Japan. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

Baron Suyematsu, on being interviewed regarding the terms of peace offered by Russia, said that Korea is already under Japanese influence and the Liao-tung…

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The War. Peace Discussed by the Czar. the Terms Outlined. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg learns from a source enjoying high patronage that the Ozar has formally discussed peace. The Russian…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 3

Apparently the reports of peace proposals being formulatod between Japan and Russia wore not true, as heavy fighting is taking place. The Japanese…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

Advices from Tientsin state that the second line of the Russian troops along the Shaho are on half rations, In this connection, it is significant that…

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The War

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

A private Mukden telegram states that the Japanese began a huge enveloping movement which is likely to be disastrous to the Russian plans…

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Latest War News. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

Obstinate lighting is proceeding on Gaseling Pass. French advices states that the Russian General retreated precipitately before Japanese superior…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 6

The news of the war in the East is becoming more exciting daily. The Japanese, in a snow-storm, attacked the Russians at Tsinchenshan on 23rd…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

Five companies of Russian infantry surrounded some Japanese at Shupang-tai on Tuesday, and after fierce hand-to-hand fighting the Ruussians retreated, leaving 60…

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The War. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

The Russians have captured B[?] the hand [?]among the Japs. Fighting continues along the whole…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

The Japanese are gradually closing in upon General Kuropatkin's left flank. General Sakharoff, who is on the left flank of the Russian army, reports that the Japanese…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

Three leading Russian newspapers protest against the [?] of prolonging the war, which has already cost 200,000 men and £100,000,000, Fighting is proceeding between the Russian…

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The War in the East. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

Later advices state that the Japanese have obtained a signal victory across the Hunho. Two divisions of the Russian army have been defeated…

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The War. Greatest Battle in the World's History

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

The Japanese converging and encircling movement on both flanks, conducted with great numerical superiority, is everywhere succeeding and is…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 3

Reuter reports that the Chinese in Newchwang states that a general engagement is in progress between the Russian and Japanese armies south of…

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