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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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LATEST War News. A Big Battle Russians Driven Back. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 2

A great battle is still in progress south of Mukden and it is evident Kuropatkin’s armies have been worsted…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

HEAVY fighting has taken place in Manchuria, where the morale of the Russian Army on the Sha-ho line is said to be seriously impaired. Numerous voluntary surrenders have taken…

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The War. The Greatest Battle in History. Russians routed all along the Line. Casualties estimated at 100,000

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

It is believed at St, Petersburg that the Russians have evacuated their heavy guns on the Shaho, and are retreating. The losses on both sides are said to be…

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Russia and the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

The doings in the East can be summarised in a few words: The Japanese have bent up the 80 miles of Russian troops and turned both flanks,…

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Horses for the War

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

The representatives of Messrs. G. Maiden and Morton, who have a large commission to buy horses for the Japanese Army, are reported as being in…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 4

Becoming alarmed, tbe Russians have burnt the government buildings at Mookedn, preparatory to their retreat. The Japanese are continuing their…

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The War. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

The Russians have evacuated their whole line of defences along the Sbaho, fining great quantities of supplies. They are now in full…

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Latest War News. Japanese Victory. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

C[?]al Kuroki captured Machurt[?] on Wednesday. The Russians are now in full retreat. and the Japanese infantry are pursuing them vigorously…

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The War The Greatest Battle in History. Japanese Victorious. Russians in Full Retreat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

The Japanese have gained a great victory before Moukden. The casualties on both sides were heavy. The Russians have evacuated the whole…

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The War. London

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

Marshal Oyama estimates that the Russian prisoners taken since the beginning of the recent fighting exceed 30,000. The Japanese casualties are…

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The War. Russians Beaten and Surrounded. in Full Retreat Without Food

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 3

Our news last issue was that the Russians were in full retreat. Later cable news confirms this. Reuter reports from Tokio that the…

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War News

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 3

The issue of the great battle how proceeding in Manchuria. is still in doubt, but there is every indication that the Japanese enveloping…

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LATEST War News. Great Japanese Victory Russians completely Routed. London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

The numbers of Russians left dead on the field of battle and prisoners taken are so enormous that the Japanese are hardly able…

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The Battle of Moukden. 200 000 Russians Killed. Wounded, or Captured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 3

The bottle of Moukden,is the greatest battle the world has witnessed. According to the Japanese, the forces were about equal, 850,000 men each…

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The War in the East. Capture of Mukden

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 2

THE Japanese occupied Mukden at 10 a.m. on Friday. After the Japanese occupied the abandoned basin of the Hun-ho there was bloody fighting…

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Two Hours' Duel Furious Combat. Both Wounded

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 5

Two well-known swordsmen, M Georges Breittmayer and M. Armand Luseiez, fought a duel of an usually serious character on December 31st., [?]…

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Two Hours Duel Furious Combat. Both Wounded

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

Two well-known swordsmen, M George Breittmayer ana M. Armand Lusciez, fought a duel of an unusually serious character on December 31st…

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The War. LONDON

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 5

The Czar's decision to continue, the war is regarded in Berlin as the policy of despair. The reported re-call of the Baltic fleet is semi-officially denied at…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

Diplomats at Wa[?] expect [?] Russia and Japan will [?] secret peace; but it is ex[?] concluded in this was the [?] claim that the terms…

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The War in the East

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

The Russian, losses in skilled, wounded and prisoners, by land and sea, since the outbreak of war number 400,000. It is believed that there are no Russian…

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