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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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War Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

After a long interval tho war has spluttered into notion again. The two huge armies of Russians and Japanese, the greatest forces which have been pitied against each other since…

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Conflict at Riga. Troops Fire on Strikers. Many Killed and Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Sixty thousand workers are on strike at Riga. In the encounter with troops that took place on Thursday, 42 persons were killed…

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The War. Fighting in Manchuria. Battle Proceeding

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 4

LONDON, January 29, 2 p.m.—Marquis Oyama reports that the last army corps advanced five miles south of Chang-tau (about 28 miles south-west of Moukden)…

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Hailed by a Russian Man-o-war. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 7

The White Star liner Cufic, which arrived from Liverpool on Friday, had an encounter with a Russian man-of-war on January 2. Just before reaching the latitude of the Cape,…

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Second Edition. the War. Vladivostock Threatened. Japanese Troops En Route

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Preparations are being made on the railway from Chemulpo to Seoul, in Korea, for the transport of 20,000 Japanese troops from Dalny…

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Russia. Czar Profoundly Surprised at Hearing the Truth. St. Petersburg Quieter. Fighting Elsewhere. Many Wounded and Killed. Struggle at Warsaw and Lodz. Many Thousands on Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the "Daily Express" states that the Duke of Leuchtenberg told the Czar the truth regarding…

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Soldiers Memorial. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 7

King Edward unveiled a memorial at the Windsor Garrison Church to 742 officers and men of the household and brigade guards who died in South Africa. A…

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The War. Severe Fighting. Kuropatkin's Report. Alleged Japanese Reverse. in a General Engagement. Heavy Losses on Both Sides. Battle Stopped by Fog and Cold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--It is intensely cold on the Sha-ho. in Manchuria. LONDON, Saturday.--The Mukden correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger." of Berlin…

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Russian General Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 5

General Mistchenko has been wounded in one leg…

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"Red Sunday." Only Three Hundred Killed. a Thousand Persons Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" believes that only 300 persons were killed by the troops in the vicinity of the Winter Palace on…

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The War. the Fighting in Manchuria. Kuropatkin's Failure. Novel Japanese Kite

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 6

LONDON, January 30, 2.45 p.m.—General Kuroki reports that General Kuropatkin's attempt to turn General Oku's left was a complete failure…

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Outrage Against Britain. British Consul at Warsaw Attacked. Hussar Attempts to Ride Him Down. Pro-consul Severely Wounded. Sword Wounds on the Face. Explanation and Protection Demanded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--A grave outrage is reported from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. An officer of the Hussars tried to ride…

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Frolics in a Boardinghouse. Returned Soldier Tied Up. the Lodger to the Rescue

The Australian Star · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 1

'A' man who has figured in Deeds that won the Empire was captured and bound in his own house last night. When he returned from South Africa he rested on his…

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The War. Severe Fighting. Retreat of the Russians. with a Loss of Ten Thousand. Five Hundred Prisoners Taken. Japanese in Pursuit. Marshal Oyama's Report. Five Thousand Japanese Casualties

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Unofficial Russian telegrams show that the battle of San-de-pu lasted all Thursday, and that the Russians lost 24 officers and 1000 men…

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War Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 7

The failure of thE Russians to turn General Oku's left will be a serious blow to General Kuropatkin, as well as the anxious bureaucrats in St. Petersburg. It is a failure at the time…

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Kuropatkin Wounded. During Recent Hostilities. LONDON, Tuesday, 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 1

It has transpired that General Kuropatkin was recently wounded…

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Kuropatkin Wounded. Oyama's Guns. Heard 100 Miles Away. Skrydloff Urges Peace

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 6

LONDON, January 31, 2.45 p.m.—General Kuropatkin was wounded in the recent fighting. The news of the upheaval in Russia has…

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The Thunder of Oyama's Guns. Heard As Far As Yingkow. Skrdloff's Opinion of the War. General Kuropatkin Wounded. London, Tuesday. 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 1

The thunder of Field-Marshal Oyama's guns during the recent engagement with the Russians could be heard as far away as Yingkow (Old Newchwang)…

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The War Week by Week in Manchuria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 275

There have been two severe engagements in Manchuria during the past week, one on Thursday and another commencing on Saturday, and continuing throughout Sunday…

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Fire Insurance in New Zealand. the War of Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 8

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--A conference of managers of fire insurance companies has resolved on a reduction in the tariff. This step has apparently been taken in consequence of the…

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