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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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War at £1,200,000 a Day. an Estimate of What European Struggle Would Cost France

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 3

M. Roche, ex-Minister of Commerce gives statistics of the expense that Franco would incur in the event of a great European war…

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Far East War Some Inner History. Can Japan Hold Out

Southern Star · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 3

Mr F. A. Mackenzie writes in the London "Daily Mail"— At the beginning of the war, many European traders in the Far East…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 2

THE Japanese vanguard is 100 miles north of Mukden. The Russians have been completely driven out of all districts…

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Germany's Little War Another in Prospect

Southern Star · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 4

Some surprise has been expressed by the fact the though the Hereros are now to a great extent dispersed, the Government is still sending out…

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War Itself Will Bring Peace American View of Russian Troubles

Southern Star · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

Two kinds of war interest the people to-day. The war of nations in the Far East and the war for liberty against tyranny in the city streets of Russia…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

PARTICULARS have been published of a three months' expedition by the Japanese, which is described as as the most extensive and daring…

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Neptune’s War with Britannia

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 3

Son’s of the King’s dominions over the sea will note with interest the item announcing that parts of the land of their fathers are gradually slipping into…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

GENERAL LINEVITCH has sent 30,000 troops to hold Kirin, and with 250,000 he is entrenched between Mukden and…

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Retirement from the Public Service. Mr. William Mahon. an Old Pontifical Soldier

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 4

Mr William Mahon, who has been in charge of The Falls public school for several years, retired from the service last week on a pension, He had…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

THE cruiser squadron of the Russian Baltic Fleet has passed Singapore four abreast, presenting a magnificent sight. A large cruiser…

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SIDELIGHTS on the WAR. Tragedy of War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. T. P. O'Connor, commenting on Mr. Douglas Story's "The Campaign with General Kuropatkin," says:—…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

Two British first-class armored cruisers, which have arrived at Singapore, report the passing of the Baltic fleet, including seven…

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The War. Behind the Scenes. Some Private Letters

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 3

Those who for one reason or another prophesy the speedy termination of the war in the Far East omit to take one important matter…

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The Last Horror of War. An Appeal to Humanity. Port Arthur

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 4

As far as I have been able to ascertain, dynamite, encased in small portable tins, was first used by the Japanese on August of during the attack…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 2

A FRENCH correspondent at St. Petersburg states that Admiral Rozhdestvenski intends to wait for Nebogaton's squadron before…

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Japanese Soldiers in Tasmania

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 6

A Japanese soldier, who has been on a visit recently to Tasmania, interviewed by a press representative, made the following interesting statement: "Many Japanese…

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The Far East War. What It Has Cost

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 5

The war has cost Japan roughly about L4,000,000 a month. It has cost Russia nearly L7,000,000 a month, and she has been worse served in men and materials…

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Topics on the War. Looking Forward. Late CARTOONS—Per favor "R. of Reviews."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 6

The crushing defeat which the Japanese have inflicted upon the Russians at Moukden is undoubtedly one of the most disastrous in the history of…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

A message from St. Petersburg alleges that the Russian Admiralty has warned Admiral Rozhdestvensky of the serious danger of…

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Biograph of the Russo-Jap War

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 7

The Rev. S. H. Macdado gave a very interesting series of biograph views of the Russo-Japanese war, at the School of Arts, Nowra, on Tuesday eight last, to a fair…

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