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State Library of New South Wales

There are over 1,917 NSW newspapers in the State Library's collection including 305 current titles and 1,612 'dead' titles.

Newspapers are a heavily used resource and provide an interesting reflection of the community. The city/country breakdown is 55% of NSW newspaper titles published in rural areas and 45% of titles in cities. Twenty-three percent, or about 70 titles, currently received are in 35 community languages other than English.

Accessing Newspapers at the State Library of New South Wales

Information about newspapers at the State Library of New South Wales and how to access them is available in the following places on their website:

  • Newspapers - about the State Library of New South Wales' newspaper collection
  • State Library of New South Wales' online catalogue
  • INFOQUICK - An index to the Sydney Morning Herald

Newspaper titles recently microfilmed

In addition to the current newspaper microfilming program, in which all current newspapers are microfilmed systematically as a volume is completed, in 2007/8, nine titles were acquired and microfilmed:

  • Broadcaster (Barmedman, NSW) (Jan 6, 1927; 2 reels)
  • Hawkesbury Herald (Dec 1921, Sep 13 1923-Dec 24 1924; Jan 15 1931; 1 reel)
  • Hornsby advocate (Jun 7 1962-Dec 20 1962; 1 reel)
  • Kurnell Lookbox (Oct 15 1954-Aug 26 1955; 1 reel)
  • Moruya Examiner (May 1993-Jun 1998; 29 reels)
  • Mountain Gazette (1966-1969; 2 reels)
  • News Weekly (May 1988-Jan 1992; 7 reels)
  • Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser (1969; 1 reel)
  • Yass Post (1992; 1 reel)

In 2007/8, a total of 1,164,132 pages (4,946 reels; this number includes masters, duplicates and negatives) were added to the State Library of New South Wales' collection. The State Library's paper copy is completely microfilmed for 1,880 or 98% of titles.

Transfer of newspapers filmed on the unstable cellulose acetate to polyester is a continuing program for the Library as is the creation of 'printing master' (duplicate negative) copies for each newspaper, thus preserving the original 'preservation master'.

In 2007/8, replacement polyester masters and duplicate negatives were produced for the following New South Wales newspapers that were jointly filmed from 1969 to 1992 as part of the Provincial Newspaper Joint Copying Project, before the production of three generations of film was policy:

  • Tumut & Adelong Times
  • Twin Cities Post
  • Uralla/Tableland/Uralla Times
  • Warialda Standard
  • Warren Advocate
  • Wee Waa Echo
  • Wellington Times
  • Western Advocate
  • Western Herald
  • Western Mail
  • Western People
  • West Wyalong Advocate
  • Wiadomosci Polskie
  • Windsor & Richmond Gazette/Hawkesbury Gazette
  • Wingham Chronicle
  • Woy Woy Herald
  • Wyong & Lakes District Advocate
  • Wyong Shire Advocate
  • Yass Post
  • Yass Tribune

See also Cooperative Newspaper Microfilming 2009/10.

Missing titles

An up-to-date list of missing newspapers is available on this website. Please contact the State Library if you are able to help locate these titles.

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Last updated 13/8/09

Accessing Newspapers at the State Library of New South Wales

Newspaper titles recently microfilmed

Missing titles