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Newspapers at the State Library of Western Australia

Information about newspapers at the State Library of Western Australia is available in the following places on their website:

Western Australian titles filmed in 2006/7

In 2006/7, the State Library of Western Australia re-filmed 9 titles (529 reels) of newspapers classed as significant and at risk of loss due to deterioration and 4 titles (59 reels) of regional and local high demand titles (total frames: 392,785). In addition to this, 3 significant titles (46 reels, 32,997 frames) were microfilmed as part of a cooperative microfilming project with the National Library of Australia. At the State Library of Western Australia, The Historical Records Rescue Consortium (HRRC) project, funded by Lotterywest, includes a significant funding component for filming newspapers. This project runs to the end of 2007.

The State Library of Western Australia re-filmed the following newspapers, classed as significant and at risk of loss due to deterioration:

  • Sunday Times: 3 August 1947-2 October 1960*
  • Coolgardie Miner: 1 March 1913–29  December 1917
  • Kalgoorlie Miner: 1 January 1906–30 December 1950
  • Northern Times: 26 August 1905–5 June 1952
  • Pilbarra Goldfields News: 7 January 1898–27 December 1900, 2 January 1902–20 March 1923
  • Eastern Districts Chronicle: 6 January 1906–7 January 1927
  • South Western News: 26 October 190 –29 December 1949
  • Geraldton Guardian: 2 October 1906–30 December 1950
  • Daily News: 26 July 1882–5 November 1925

Cooperative newspaper microfilming with National Library of Australia:

  • The Camp Chronicle: the soldiers’ paper: 9 Dec 1915-1 Aug 1918
  • The Fremantle Districts Sentinel: 11 April 1934-Oct/Nov 1948
  • W.A. Sportsman and its subsequent titles, The Call: Western Australia’s critical, sporting, dramatic, motor, society and motion picture journal, The Call-news pictorial, New Call, The new call and Bailey’s weekly, The call and Bailey’s weekly, The Call: 29 May 1914-30 Jul 1953

The following regional and local high demand titles were also filmed:

  • Esperance Express: 2 Feb–30 May 1995
  • Geraldton Guardian: 1 June 1994-27 Dec 2001
  • The Post: Sept 1977-25 Dec 1984
  • Stirling City News: 4 Feb 1971-13 Apr 1978

* The Sunday Times 25 Dec 1910-2 Oct 1960 was filmed with funding from the Sunday Times. The Sunday Times has made available funding for a fourth and final year to film this newspaper up to 1970.

 

Missing titles

The following titles are missing from the collections of the State Library of Western Australia. Please contact the State Library if you are able to help locate these titles.

  • Bulong Bulletin and Mining Register1897 various issues
  • Perth Gazette, and Independent Journal of Politics and News 1855-1857 various issues
  • Swan Express1916
  • Swan River Guardian1836 and 1838 various issues

Australian Newspaper Plan Contact

Steve Howell
State Library of Western Australia
Alexander Library Building
Perth Cultural Centre
Perth WA 6000

phone +61 (0)8 9427 3162 | fax +61 (0)8 9427 3276
email steve.howell@slwa.wa.gov.au
web www.slwa.wa.gov.au

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Last updated 26/11/07