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Wanted: Australia's Missing Newspapers

If there’s a stack of old newspapers gathering dust under the bed or out in the shed, Australian libraries want to know about it. The search is on for these valuable pieces of our social history, as part of the Australian Newspaper Plan. Missing newspapers and newspapers which have recently been found are listed on this website. Contact us if you know the whereabouts of a missing newspaper. See also:

Barcoo Independent receiving conservation treatment

Above: The Barcoo Independent is one of the missing newspapers which has been recently found. Here it is shown, receiving conservation treatement prior to filming. Photograph courtesy of the State Library of Queensland.

Cooperative Newspaper Microfilming 2008/9

One of the ways in which the National Library of Australia works with state and territory libraries to preserve access to Australian newspaper heritage is through the provision of cooperative newspaper microfilming project payments. These payments support microfilming carried out as part of the Australian Newspaper Plan. In 2008/9, the following projects were completed:

Northern Territory Library

The project is to microfilm:

  • The North Australian (1883-1889)
  • The Northern Standard (1921-1955)
 
State Library of Queensland

The project is to microfilm:

  • Beenleigh Express (Feb 1956-1962)
  • Brisbane Valley & Kilcoy Sun (Toogoolawah) (Jan 1997-Sep 2003)
  • Brisbane Valley Rag (Toolgoolawah) (Jun 1972-Dec 1975)
  • Brisbane Valley Sun (Toolgoolawah) (Jan 1976-Dec 1980; Sep 2003-Dec 2007)
  • Canungra Pioneer (Jun 1933-Dec 1939)
  • Central Telegraph (Jan 2005-Dec 2008)
  • Colonist (Maryborough) (Apr 1949-Oct 1952)
  • Esk Record (Jan 1931-Aug 1942)
  • Stones Corner Observer (Aug 1970-May 1973)
  • Southside Observer (Inner; May 1973-Dec 1975)
  • Southside Observer (Outer; May 1973-Dec 1975)
  • Southern Star (Brisbane) (1 Jan 1993-30 Dec 2008)
  • Moreton Mail (Caboolture) (Dec 1930-Oct 1935)
  • Pine & Peninsula Record (Strathpine) (Nov 1975-Jul 1980)
  • Pine Rivers Mirror (Caboolture) (Jul 1969-Dec 1972)
  • Semper Floreat (St Lucia) (Mar 1948-Apr 1976)
  • South Coast News (Sep 1952-Jun 1958)
  • South Eastern Standard (Brisbane) (Oct 1965-Dec 1970)
  • Sun Sporting Pictorial (Oct 1927-Aug 1930)
  • Suomi (Milton) (1961-Jul 1975)
  • Waterloo Bay Leader (Wynnum) (Jun 1952-Dec 1959)
State Library of South Australia

The project is to microfilm:

  • The Advertiser (1953-1959)
  • The Chronicle (1951-1954)
State Library of Victoria

The project is to duplicate the following acetate-based microfilm:

  • Advocate (1 Jan 1870-26 Dec 1935)
  • Omeo Standard (4 Nov 1893-31 Dec 1920)
  • Ouyen Mail (20 Jan 1911-11 Dec 1929)
  • Cohuna Farmers Weekly (22 Aug 1913-27 Dec 1963)
  • Leader (4 Mar 1882-29 Dec 1900)
  • Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (7 Jul 1860-31 Jan 1874)
  • Albury Daily News and Wodonga Chronicle (4 May 1891-1 Jul 1924)
  • Avoca Free Press & Farmers & Miners Journal (11 Feb 1882-29 Dec 1920)
  • Bacchus Marsh Express (14 Jul 1866-15 Dec 1920)
  • Bairnsdale Advertiser (14 Feb 1882-31 Dec 1910)
  • Bairnsdale & Gippsland News (31 Mar 1890-28 Dec 1894)
  • Ballarat Courier (24 Apr 1868-31 Dec 1900)
State Library of Western Australia

The project is to microfilm:

  • Great Southern Herald (1926-1962)
  • Fremantle Advocate and predecessor (1922-1942)
  • Weekly Judge (3 Jan 1919-6 Mar 1931)
  • Wickepin Argus (26 Nov 1910-20 Dec 1934)
  • Mount Barker and Denmark Record (10 Dec 1929-13 Jun 1949)

Cooperative Newspaper Microfilming 2009/10

Funding has been allocated to the following projects in 2009/10:

Northern Territory Library

Refilming of:

  • The Army News (1941-1946)
  • The Centralian Advocate (1947-1961; Oct 1985-Jun 1992)
State Library of New South Wales
  • Illustrated Sydney News (Oct 8, 1853-June 1854; June 16, 1864-Feb 10, 1894) - digitisation and computer output microfilm (continued from 2008/9).
State Library of Queensland

 

State Library of South Australia

Microfilming of:

  • Sunday Mail (1955-1975)
  • Chronicle (1955-1975)
State Library of Western Australia

Microfilming of:

  • Avon Gazette (1914-1930)
  • Manjimup & Warren Times (1927-1962)
  • Narrogin Advocate (1904-1906)
  • Nungarin-Trayning Mail (1917-1922)
  • Southern Districts Advocate (1914-1936)
  • Tambellup Times (1912-1924)
  • The Umpire (1897-1903)
  • The Westonian (1915-1920)
  • York Chronicle (1927-1959)

Refilming of:

  • The Herald (1867-1886)

Last updated 22/7/09

 

Wanted: Australia's Missing Newspapers

Cooperative Newspaper Microfilming 2008/9

Cooperative Newspaper Microfilming 2009/10