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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

2,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 103

The War. Japanese Activity

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday, 2.5 p.m.—The Japanese captured an eminence south of Chen-chieh-pao on Thursday, expelling two companies of Russian infantry…

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On the Frontier. Troops Fire on the Strikers. Many Killed and Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. --Further serious trouble is reported from Sosnowice, on the Austrian frontier, where 100,000 men have ceased work…

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Unhappy Russia. Harmless Strikers Fired On. 24 Killed and 44 Wounded. the Position in Poland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon,--Five hundred strikers who were quietly crossing the railway at Tsarkoe Scco were fired upon by soldiers. Twenty-four were killed, while 44…

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The War. Capture by Japanese. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 6

The Japanese captured an eminence south of Chen-chich-pao on Thursday, expelling two companies of infantry…

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Second Edition. the War. Further Fighting. Another Japanese Success

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

LONDON. Sunday .Afternoon.--The Japanese operating in the vicinity of the Hunho. captured an eminence south of Chang, chin-chin on Thursday, expelling two…

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Kuropatkin Denied Reinforcements. Mobilisation Suspended in Poland. War Stores Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon. --Though General Kuropatkin is demanding reinforcements numbering 250,000, the Government has suspended mobilisation in Poland and…

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The War. Hei-kot-tai Battle. Two Thousand Russians Buried. Third Baltic Fleet. a Cruiser Sunk. Pensational Incident at Port Arthur. Some Heroic Japanese. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 7

Field-Marshal Oyama reports that he burled 2000 Russians at Hei-kou-tai (about eight miles north-north-west of Liao-yang), where desperate fighting took place on the…

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The War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 3

Published cables on the war say:— Field Marshal Oyama reports that he barried 2000 Russians at Heiskon tal (about eight miles north-north-west of…

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The War. Japanese Capture. Rozhdestvensky's Difficulty. the Crews Demoralised. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 5

Russian scouts report that the Japanese arE retiring south of the Sha-ho. It was previously reported that the Japanese had captured an eminence…

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The War. Further Fighting. Another Japanese Success. a Russian Report. the Japanese Retiring

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Japanese operating in the vicinity of the Hunho. captured an eminence south of Chang-chin-chia on Thursday, expelling two…

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Japan's War Bill. Fifty Millions for 1904. LONDON, Monday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 1

Japan's expenditure in connection with the war during 1904 amounted to £50,000,000…

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The Manchurian Struggle. Prospects of Peace. Viscount Hayashi Interviewed. Russia Purchases Mammoth Liners. Cost of the War to Japan. London, Monday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 1

Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador in London has been interviewed in regard to the prospects of peace between Japan and Russia…

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Tug-of-war

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

The single-hand pull, on rope with buttons, between Dan. Miu[?]han and Peter Anderson, that caused so much excitement in tug-of-war circles, took place last Saturday at the…

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The Strikers in Poland. Record of Killed and Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--At Lodz, Poland, 144 strikers, who have been killed in the rioting, have been buried. There are 200 wounded in hospital…

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The War. The Latest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador in London in the Course of his remarks, said: "All my information is contrary to the prevalent peace reports…

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The War. (By Cable from Our London Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 10

Russian cavalry officers complain that their horses are ill-fed, and that it is impossible to overtake the fast Australian mounts used by the Japanese…

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The War Week by Week Situation in Manchuria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 403

Field-Marshal Oyama reports that he buried 2000 Russians at Hei-kou-tai (about eight miles north-north-west of Lino-yang), where desperate fighting took place on the occasion of the repulse of General…

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The Cost of War. Japan Expends Fifty Millions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Japan's war expenditure during 1904 amounted to £50,000,000…

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The War. Fighting on the Hun River. Russians Demoralised. Kuropatkin's Readiness for Retreat. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 7

General Kuropatkin reports that 300 Japanese cavalry attacked the bridge a[?] Feng-tse-tong, and damaged 30 yards of the railway, which has since been repaired…

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Russians Ready to Retreat. the Soldiers Disheartened

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--An English visitor to Mukden states that the feeling of discouragement prevalent in the Russian army is intensified by the knowledge that General…

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