The Very Latest. General Kuropatkin Wishes to Abandon Port Arthur. Desires to Retire to Harbin. Unable to Defend Liaoyang. Alexieff Insists That Port Arthur Is Impregnable. Upheld by Czar's Entourage. Preparing to Cut Off Kuropatkin's Retreat. Main Japanese Force to Be Hurled Against Liaoyang and Mukden. Landing of 20.000 Japanese at Kaichan. Advancing on Line Parallel with Railway. Right Wing Moving Cautiously Left Wing with Greater Persistence. Russian Cavalry Watching Both Flanks. Rainy Weather and Bad Roads London, May 18
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1904 · page 2
General Kuropatkin reports that the Japanese bombarded Luing-yueching, landed a force at the village of Hunang-tsias-tung, and marched in the direction of Kaiping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market News. John Bridge and Co.’s Ltd., Report
Coolamon Echo · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 3
Wool.—There has been a fair amount of enquiry during the past week, but supplies are very restricted, the majority of holders preferring to…
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Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 2
Sir,—With reference to your report, re railway rates, of an interview Mr. Donaldson had with the Secretary for Railways, when the secretary said "it…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 8
General' Theodore Brump, of Coronado Beach, California, who is a confirmed motorist, complains of the prejudise against motor-cars exhibited by the birds…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 7
A great many people have travelled in trains during the past fortnight and many must have noticed the duty state of the seats in not a few of the carriages…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2
Owing to a subsidence of the line through rain a train was derailed north of Mukden and thirty persons were killed and injured…
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The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2
Wool.--There has been a fair amount of enquiry during the past week, but supplies are very restricted, the majority of holders preferring to await the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Very Latest. the Destroyed War Ships. Great Japanese Force Landed at Port Arthur. Limitation of the Siberian Railway. Could Not Convey Two Army Corps to Scene of Action Before End of September. Korea Annuls All Russian Treaties. Russian Fears As to Safety of Railway. Russians and Chinese. Mines Laid by Chinese Junks. Japanese Sink a Tug & Several Junks. Great Caution of Japanese War Ships. Seventy Thousand Russians Marching to Relief of Port Japanese Accelerating Assault Mounting Six Inch Naval Guns. London, May 20
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2
Admiral Down, reported to Admiral Togo that on the afternoon of the l5th, in a dense fog, the Kasuga rammed the Yoshino off Port Arthur, sinking hor in a few minutes,…
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The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4
For the information of the general public, we extract the following interesting facts of railway fares, rates, etc., for New South Wales, from tables recently revised…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2
A train guard named Henry Gilmore, residing at Marrickville, fell from a tram last evening in George Street, and had his leg smashed. He died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday. Fatal Railway Accideny
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2
A fettler named Louis Mills was run over and killed by a train at Milson's Point this morning. ARBITRATION COURT DECISION…
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The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2
WHILST at al times pointing out the evils of centralisation, we have given no sympathy to the policy of not a few, to mould our legislation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Later News. Russian Descent on Korean Coast. Movement Ridiculed by the Japanese. Russian Sorties From Port Arthur. to Rescue Ammunition Train. Reported Russian Success One Thousand Japanese Casualties. the Japanese Naval Disaster. Will Not Interfere with Course of Campaign. London, May 22
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2
Three hundred Russians occupied Kan Kan, on the eastern coast of Korea, evicting the native-garrison of 3000 men. The Japanese who are following the…
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The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 4
It has been decided to resume the under-mentioned land as being unnecessary for the purpose for which it was dedicated. Description of Road Opened:— Deviation…
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The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 4
For the information of the general public, we extract the following interesting facts of railway fares, rates, etc., for New South Wales, from tables recently revised…
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The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2
The first principle in the fixing of rates is to make the charges on imported goods higher than on goods for export. That is a little tariff against the foreigner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Claim for Royalties. Action Against Railway Commissioners
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 4
A case involving a claim by a Perpetual Trustees Co, against the Railway Commissioners was before the Fall Court in Sydney on Monday. The dispute had reference to…
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Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 3
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times
Railway Commissioners Oliver and Fehan, accompanied by 8 others, including the Chief Traffic Manager and Secretary, arrived by special train at…
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The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3
WOOL :--On Thursday we held our eighteenth sale of the season, bringing forward a catalogue of 875 bales. Competition was good, and prices, as…
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