Kuropatkin's Complaint. War Office Dilatory
General Kuropatkin, commanding the Russian troops in Manchuria, complains of the very dilatory manner in which troops, munitions, and provisions are arriving at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1905
2,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 103
The War: The Heroic Defence of Port Arthur. A Word About English War Correspondents
According to the cables Port Arthur has really surrendered at last, after a siege that will be memorable in the history of war, equally for the fanatical ferocity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ambulance Dogs in War. Prove a Failure
The dogs of war were let loose on Wimbledon Common recently, but they were in a playful humour, and a considerable number of spectators who had collected at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Appreciation of Australians. a Book on the War
"With the Inniskilling Dragoons; a Record of a Cavalry Regiment" by Colonel Yardicy. This is a book that will interest many Australian readers, inasmuch as it deals entirely with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sinews of War. Financial Methods of Russia and Jaban
Somewhat different methods are being adopted by the Japanese authorities in the employment of the proceeds of their latest external loan of 12 millions to that of the first…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Impressions of the Campaign. Difficulties of War Correspondents. Brisbane
Among the passengers aboard the steamer Eastern was Captain H. S. Scott Harden, who has been acting as special war correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" and "Dally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Assistance. For Russian Sick and Wounded. H.M.S. Andromeda Proceeds to Port Arthur. LONDON, Wednesday, 3.10 p.m
The British first-class cruiser Andromeda, of 11,000 tons, stationed at Wei-hai-wei, has carried to Port Arthur two surgeons, a hospital staff, 100,000lb. of provisions, 350 beds,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Captured Fortress. Transfer of Property Commenced. British Assistance for Sick and Wounded. Growing Gloom in Russia. Japanese Warships Off Sumatra. London, Wednesday, 3.10 p.m
General Nogi reports, to the Japanese Government that the transfer of war material and Government property at Port Arthur began to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unionists V. Socialists. Opposing Elements at War. Victory Tor American Unionism. Labor Federation Declines Politics. Pension Laws Rejected
The 24th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, held in San Francisco towards the end of November, was responsible for a definite pronouncement against socialistic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War
Published cables on the war say:—The terms of the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japanese have been ar ranged, and the Russian Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmanian War Memorial
Mr. Benjamin Sheppard recently completed a large bronze statue, which is intended to commemorate the part taken in the South African war by Tasmanian volunteers. The "National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty Thousand Wounded. Report From General Nogi. Japanese Succoring the Garrison
LONDON, Thursday.--General Nogi reports that there are, in all, 35,000 persons at Port Arthur, including 25,000 soldiers and sailors, of whom 20,000 are either sick or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Port Arthur's Fall. Stoessel's Pathetic Message. Asks the Czar for Mercy. War-worn Remnant's Feebleness. Removai of Prisoners. British Succour the Garrison. London, Jan. 5
General Stoessel, cabling to the Czar from Port Arthur, on Sunday, stilted:—The Japanese on Saturday, after tremendous explosions under Fort No. 3, maintained for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Port Arthur. After the Surrender. Victors and Vanquished Fraternise. Russians Leave the Fortress. Twenty Thousand Wounded. Prisoners to Go to Japan. Two Admirals Escape in Disguise
LONDON, Thursday.--The surrender of Port Arthur surprised General Nogi's army, who expected another month's fighting. After the capitulation, victors and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Bureaucratic War. Russia Panting for the Truth. "If the Press Had Not Been Gagged."
LONDON, Thursday.--The new Liberal journal in St. Petersburg, "Our Land," publishes a remarkable article denouncing what it terms the bureaucratic war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Scare. the Frenzy of Jingoes. Narrow Escape From War
One of these days England's sensational daily press will land, her into war. In the matter of the Baltic fleet they dished themselves into fury and denounced Russia with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Novel on the War
Mr. A. G. Hales has written the first novel based on the Russo-Japanese war. It is called "Little Blue Pigeon," and if the name of Mr. Hales did not appear on the title page,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Port Arthur Handed Over. the Number of Prisoners. Generals and Admirals Included. Assistance for the Wounded. British Offer Declined. Nogi Busy Re-fortifying
LONDON, Friday.--General Nogi reports that the transfer of Port Arthur to the Japanese has been completed. The surrendered number is 32,207,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Spanish War. Some Strange Disclosures
The "St. James's Gazette" says: -- "Last year we saw the remarkable spectacle of the Spanish nation suing a firm of Clyde shipbuilders for having let them in for a war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War to Continue. Decision of Russian Imperial Council
According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Express" the Council of the Empire presided over by the Czar has decided to continue he war energetic…
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