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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The War. London, Monday

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1904 · page 2

The Japanese losses at the battle of Tashihchiao were 12 officers and 136 men killed and 47 officers and 848 men wounded. General Oku says…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

THE Russians have evacuated Haicheng, and are now in full retreat from Southern Manchuria. Kuropatkin has all useless…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

It is stated in Russian military circles that General Kropotkin intends to evacuate Liaoyang, but not without fighting. Train loads of…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 2

Chinese refugees assort that the Japanese lost 10,000 men in successive attacks on Port Arthur. Russian destroyers dashed out of…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 2

General Stoessel, commanding the Russian [?]ces at Port Arthur, has sent a massage to the Czar stating that the garrison’s enthusiasm is…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 4

A Japanese brigade raced two Russian regiments for the possession of the summit at [?] Pass, commanding the Russian flank, ten miles from…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 2

The Russian squadron emerged from Port Arthur on Wednesday morning, accompanied by the hospital ship Mongolia, with women and children…

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Modern War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 4

DR. SAMOILOFF, who was with the Russian Field Hospital during the battle of Kiulencheng, has written a letter to his parents giving an…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 2

The Russians suffered a defeat in a naval battle off Tsushima on Sunday morning. The cruiser Ruric, belonging to the Vladivostock squadron, and…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

Major Yamaka, under cover of a flag of truce, delivered the Mikado's offer concerning the removal of noncombatants from Port Arthur, and…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

Taotai has telegraphed for a Chinese cruiser to be sent to Shanghai. He has informed the United States Consul, as the senior Consul, that China…

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The War London"

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 4

Indignation [?] the treatment of [?] growing, and [?] measures are urged by most newspaper The…

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Lectures on the War

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 2

The Rev R, Inglis, M.A., will deliver his lecture on the Russo-Japanese war on Monday Sept. 26, in the School Hall. The lecture was given on Friday…

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Lectures on the War

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 2

The Rev R. Inglis, M.A., will deliver his lecture on the Russo-Japanese war on Monday Sept. 26, in the School Hall. The lecture was given on Friday…

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The War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 2

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

GENERAL SA[?] at [?] [?] that Wednesday losses in the Russian [?] 3000 killed and wounded. The [?] lasted untill…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday and [?] the [?] a long [?] of [?] on the [?]…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 4

“The Times,” referring to the capture of Liao-yang, comments upon the courage and tenacity shown by the Russian rear guard up to Sunday…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

A St. Petersburg correspondent states that the evacuation of Mukden hag commenced. General Kuro[?]kin and General Kuroki’s [?]mies, which are 15 miles…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

A vague message has been received at St. Petersburg, which is interpreted to mean that General Kuropatkin is threatened on both flanks. The…

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