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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 2

THE "Times" correspondent states there are dreadful rumors in St. Petersburg that grave disaffection arose in the Manchurian army…

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War of Railway Rates

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 4

One very Valuable result of the Conference of Premiers convened by the Prime Minister is apparent in the news that the war of railway…

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The War. Peace Probable. London

Southern Star · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 3

Admiral Rozhdestvenski, in a report to the Czar, says that the Japanese warships at Tsu-Shima numbered 24. He was unconscious…

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Mango Lanterns. a War Office Experiment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 3

The War Office has found that the magic-lantern plays so large a part in procuring recruits that a circular memorandum has been issued to officers…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 2

THE Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs has verbally communicated to the United States Ambassador that the Russians will consent to…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 3

GENERAL OYAMA is delivering a series of heavy blows against both wings of the Russian army, and nearly all the Russian outposts have…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 21 June 1905 · page 2

THE Japanese advance all along the line continues. The Russian reserves are already reinforcing their forward lines…

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[?] Another War Cloud

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 3

[?] knows than Afghanistan [?] state between India [?] and that England affords [?]gible support in return…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 3

THE Japanese consider that Linevitch's position is more dangerous than was Kuropatkin's at Mukden. To advance means annihilation, and…

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Temperance Lesson From the War

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 6

That chronic alcoholism a[?] the Russian may explain, in [?] at least, some of the results of the war in Manchuria, is the editors[?]…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 2

GENERAL OYAMA reports driving a force of 3000 Russians from the highlands north-west of Naushan-chang-tse. The Russian losses…

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Harbin in the War. Sufferings of the Wounded. a Ghastly Competition

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 3

Amid all the excitement cased by the war in the Far East, little or nothing has been heard of the way in which events are regarded by the…

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"Nobby's" Part a Soldier Actor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 4

Mr Edgar Wallace writes in "Daily Mail":— "I didn't see you at our piece," remarked Smithy. "I mean," he…

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Ambushed by Blacks. [?] Portuguese Killed and Wounded

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

A detachment of a Portuguese column operating in South West Africa, were recently [?] and cut up, [?] officer, and [?] having…

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Kaiser and the War. Alleged Criticism of the Russians

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

The "Strasburg Buergerzeitung" says that the German Emperor, addressing the officers after a parade on the occasion of his recent visit to Strasburg, said that…

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Soldier-novelist's Death

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

One of the most celebrated of modern American authors, General Lewis Wallace, the author of the worldfamous novel, "Ben Hur," has just…

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Jas. Stanbury's Return. Public Welcome Home

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 7

A largely attended meeting was held in the Nowra School of Arts, on Monday night, to make arrangements for a public reception to the champion sculler, James…

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COST of a Year's War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

The first shot in the great war in the East was fired on February 7, 1904 and all sorts of authorities have been going…

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A Famous Victory. Soldier and Sailor

Southern Star · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 4

It began tamely enough. The soldier, throwing in briskly from "cover." caught the policeman of Church Halstead on the side of the…

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A Soldier’s Wife

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 4

THE following extract from a letter written to his wife by a Japanese soldier will give a good idea of the Spartan sentiments that animate to men, Death on the field of duty…

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