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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

Details continue to come to hand respecting the capture of the forts at Erhlungsban on Wednesday list. The tunnels in which were laid the…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 3

"The Japanese are now in possession of all the forts at Port Arthur. Sailors are clearing the harbor of mines and removing sunken Japanese hulks from…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

Me. Bennet Burleigh reports that a large portion of General Nogi's force has been hurriedly despatched to Liao-yang…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 6

Two thousand Russian cavalry with gens, on Friday made an attack on Newchwang. The Japanese retired untill rainforced, when they expelled…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

The New York Herald correspondent who accompanied the Russians on their recent raid towards New chwang, states that they had an enormous cavalry force, and the…

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The Russian-Japaness War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 6

French correspondents at St. Petersburg state that the Gzar has finally determined not to recall the Baltic f[?]et. It is reported that the sections of the…

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Revolt in Russia. Thousands Killed and Wounded

Robertson Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

The meeting of the St. Petersburg strikers in the Winter Palace-square on Sunday resulted in serious conflicts , with the military, and thousands of…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The outposts of the Japanese and Russian armies in Manchuria are only 500 yards apart. A network of trenches separated the armies…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Field Marshal Oyams reports that after engaging a big Russian force on Saturday, the Japanese occupied Lin-tao-kan, Fil-sai-sotya, and Hei-kan-tai…

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The War Correspondent His Great Pretensions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

The plaint of the war correspondent who has been sent away empty by the Japanese is handled severely, in "Block- wood." The correspondent complains that…

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The Far East War Mr. Dooley's View

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

Writing in the Westminster Gazette." Mr. Dooley (Mr. J. P. Dunne), discoursed thus hibernically and humored [?] the war:—…

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Wireless Telegraphy in the Russo Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

If large company including many eminent men in science, attended a dinner given at the Hotel Cecil to Dr. Lee[?] Forest, inventor of the De Forest system…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

In the recent fighting the Japanese captured 1500 prisoners and much spoil. In one Japanese division there were over 2500 casualties, including…

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The Russian Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

Two Japanese divisions have attacked four Russian divisions at Pokowtai, driving them across the Hunho, and taking 6010 prisoners…

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The War Correspondent His Great Pretensions

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 4

The plaint of the war correspondent who has been sent away empty by the Japanese is handled severely in Blackwood. "The correspondent complains that…

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Fleeing From War How Russian Press-gangs Work. Refugees at the Docks

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 6

"The Jews' Temporary Shelter in White-chapel is at present kept very busy providing for the Russian refugees escaping from their native land to avoid being…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

French papers state that the Japanese cavalry destroyed a bridge, between Harbin and Mukden, and are traversing Chinese territory…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

Latest war despatches are to the effect that the Japanese are again threatening the railway north of Mukden…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

There is profound indignation in Japan as a report that Japanese wounded were roped together, and led through Mukden, on the 4th amidst…

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The Russian-Japanese War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 6

Desperate fighting has taken place in Manchuria on the Russian left, where General Linievitch has been reinforced. Kuropatkin fearing an…

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