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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

235 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 12

Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

Early on the 10th inst a destroyer flotilla braved the Russian fire, and sank many special mechanical mines outside Port Arthur. Another flotilla fought…

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The War of Wars

Southern Star · Wednesday 23 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, [?]…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

THE Ru[?] preparing for a great stand at Lia[?] yang. If expelled from Ma[?]wang. it is [?] that the Japanese…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

VICEROY ALEX[?]EFF reports that on Monday night searchlight revealed the approach of Japanese torpedo-boats, and the guardships and batteries opened fire…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

Details of the main advance of the Japs are complete. A great force will march on Harbin starting from below Pos[?] Bay. Heaty co[?]…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 5

A highly circumstantial account of the capture of Port Arthur has been published by a Tokio newspaper. It states that a Japanese division landed on the Liao-tung Peninsula on…

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The War of Wars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 4

This twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it it possible to appreciate iu their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century…

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The War. London, Thur[?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

The de[?]ils of the m[?] of the Japanese forces leave [?] completed. A great forces will, m[?] in Harbin, starting at the [?] of the…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

Captain Irokoff, of the Russian army, has been executed for selling army plans to Japan. A bigly circumstantial but not…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

The Russian account of Sunday's attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur states that six torpedo boat destroyers and 16 warships…

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An Enlistment Case

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

An able-bodi[?] young man named [?] Oriel was sued at the Nowra court yesterday by George Hayes, as agent for Samuel H. Cohen, who asked for an order under the…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

The Daily Mail states that the Japanese, with a loss of 50, have been victorious in an engagement at Chongju in Northern Kores. The Russians retreated…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

Russian accounts of Sunday’s attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur state that six destroyers and six warships convoyed four…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 8

Another attempt was made on Sunday by the Japanese fleet to blcek the entrance to Fort Arthur with four merchantmen The guns of the fortress,however, sank the vessels before…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 3

The “Times” correspondent at Tokio says that preparations are being made by Japan for a two years struggle. A Moscow correspondent says that the…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

The “Times” special war [?] after visiting the [?] base in Cores, reports that [?] Kropotkin’s army has…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

REPORTS from Chefoo state that Port Arthur was again, bombarded by the Japanese fleet on Sunday. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 5

The special war correspondent of the "Times" has visited the Japanese base in Korea. He reports that the army of General Kuroki has secured strategic positions enabling…

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The War. London

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

The Japanese vanguard in Corea is rapidly closing the space which separates them from the Russian forces on the Manchurian side of the Yala…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

The Russian battleship Petropavlovsk accidentally struck a torpedo off Port Arthur, and was blown up. Only twenty seamen were saved. Admiral…

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