Australian Capital Territory

The National Library of Australia and the ACT Heritage Library work cooperatively to ensure the preservation of newspaper titles published in the Australian Capital Territory.

Also, under the Australian Newspaper Plan the National Library of Australia has responsibility for five national newspaper titles: The Australian, Australian Financial Review, National Times, Nation Review and Independent Monthly.

Digitised newspapers

Digitised ACT newspapers are available online through Trove. See also information about the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program.

National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia

Accessing newspapers at the National Library of Australia

Information about accessing newspapers is available at:

ACT Heritage Library

Accessing newspapers at the ACT Heritage Library

Information about accessing newspapers is available at:

  • Reading newspapers - includes links to lists of newspapers (including community language newspapers) which may be read at the Library's branches, lists of local and regional newspapers available at the ACT Heritage Library and online access to newspapers from around the world.
  • See also section on Access to newspapers at this website.

Newspaper titles recently microfilmed

ACT titles microfilmed in 2011/12:

  • ACT : official journal of the Council of Parents and Citizens' Association of the A.C.T., 1963-1967 (1 reel)
  • Belconnen News, 1977 (1 reel)
  • Belconnen's  Leisure Time Post, 1987-1988 (1 reel)
  • Canberra Shopper, 1976 (1 reel)
  • Canberra Travel Times Magazine, 1981-1982 (1 reel)
  • Hard Road/Union Fare, 1987-1990 (1 reel)
  • Making a Home in Canberra, 1976-1979 (1 reel)
  • Newsletter  (Learning Exchange Society of Canberra)/Exchange : a monthly newspaper for the sharing of information, ideas, 1975-1976, 1978 (1 reel)
  • Queanbeyan Chronicle, 1996-2008 (36 reels)
  • Southern Tourist, 1984-1987 (1 reel)
  • Students' notes/Canberra University College Students Association/Woroni : journal of the Canberra University College Students Club, 1947-2007 (8 reels)
  • The Sanctuary, 1956-1962 (1 reel)
  • Valley Voice, 1983-1987 (1 reel)

Missing newspapers

 An up-to-date list of missing newspapers is available on this website.

Last updated February 2013