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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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Russo—japanese War. Japanese Capture a Town. Russians Driven Hack. Japanese Bombardments. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

The Tientsin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that the Japanese from the Yalu have advanced and have captured Feng-huang cheng in…

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Russo- Japan War. Russia Outflanked on the Yalu Rival Armies in Close Touch. Reported Sea Fight Near Vladivostock. London, March 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

The news from the front to-day points strongly to the probability of an important land engagement almost immediately. The Tientsin correspondent of the "Daily…

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The War. London

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

The Japanese-Shanghai mail service has been resumed. It is estimated that Russia lost 40 killed and 150 wounded during…

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The War of Wars

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

This twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, one…

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The War. Further Naval Engagements. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

Admiral Makaroff, the new Russian naval Commander-in-Chief in the East, has telegraphed to St. Petersburg the story of an engagement with the…

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Russo—japanese War. Jews Sent to the Front. to Fight for Russia. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

The St. Petersburg correspondent of "L'Aurore," a Paris political paper, says that an enormous percentage of the troops which Russia has sent to the front…

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Russo- Japan War. Fighting Off Port Arthur. Russian Torpedo-boat Sunk. Germany Acting As Mischiefmaker. London, March. 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

Vice-Admiral Marakaroff, the Russian commander at Port Arthur, has cabled to St. Petersburg interesting particulars of a brisk naval engagement off the port on…

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The War

The Temora Star · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2
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A Russian torpedo boat has foundered between Port Said and Crete. The crew was saved. The Japanese army is adopting the…

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The War. Two Army Corps Mobilising

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—The 'Daily Mail' states that Russia is mobilising two army corps in Turkestan…

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The War. The Latest. Damage at Port Arthur. a Russian Prediction. All Over in Four Months. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

Great damage was done at Port Arthur by the recent bombardment. Docks and arsonals were shattered, magazines exploded and guns…

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Russian Soldiers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 4

What is the Russian army? It is composed of troops which, for physique and dogged, unyielding courage, is unsurpassed. First among the…

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War Correspondent Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. F.A. M'Kenzic, the representative of the "Daily Mail" at the war has met with a very nasty accident at Cbinampo[?] on the west coast of Korea. He was out…

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The War in the East

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

Events are moving with, for the Russians, disastrous rapidity in the far East. The Japanese have absolute mastery of tho sea, and on land…

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War Correspondents Japanese Permits Withdra[?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

Japan has withdrawn the permits to go to the front which she granted to the war correspondent of newspapers. The correspondent are now at [?]…

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A War Correspondent. London, March 15.S

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. F. A. M'Kenzie, the representative of the "Daily Mail" at the war has met with a very nasty accident at Chinampo, on the west coast of Korea. He was out…

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The Horrors of War. London, March 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

One of the wounded sailors on board the Russian cruiser Varyag, which was sunk by the Japanese in Chemulpo Harbor last month, had a remarkable escape from death…

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Japanese View of the War. Special Envoy in England

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

Baron Suematsu, one of the [?] appointed by the Mikado to lay Japan's side of the Far Eastern question before the European powers, has arrived in London…

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Russo- Japan War. Port Arthur Not Abandoned. Japanese Envoy in England. London, March 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

A Russian telegram despatched from Part Arthur at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening explicitly denies the report published from a number of different quarters that the…

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Russo-japanese War. Reported Abandonment of Port Arthur. a Russian Denial. London Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

A Russian telegram despatched from Port Arthur at 7 p.m. on Sunday denies that the Port has been abandoned…

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