State Library of South Australia

State Library of South Australia

Accessing Newspapers at the State Library of South Australia

Information about newspapers and how to access them at the State Library of South Australia is available at:

  • Search the catalogue at the State Library of South Australia
  • SA Memory website - to find information about the history of South Australian newspapers and details about particular papers, click on 'Collections' and then on 'SA Newspapers'
  • See also section on Access to newspapers at this website

Digitised newspapers

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

Newspaper titles recently microfilmed

The following titleswere microfilmed in 2011/12 by SLSA as part of its routine microfilming program:

  • Advertiser Jul 2011-Jun 2012 (36 reels)
  • Sunday Mail Jul 2011-Jun 2012 (12 reels)
  • SA Messenger Press and regional South Australian titles 2010 (136 reels)

The following retrospective titles were also microfilmed in 2011/2012:

  • Adelaide Central times 20 May 1955-29 Jun 1956 (1 reel)
  • Adelaide times Feb - Nov 1984 (1 reel)
  • Adelaide Truth Jun 1915 (1 reel)
  • Arab Orient 6 Jun - 5 Sep 1979 (1 reel)
  • Bridge Observer 1971-1976 (5 reels)
  • Broughton echo Dec 1887-July 1888 (1 reel)
  • City of Adelaide times Apr-May 1955 (1 reels)
  • Courier (Mt Barker) 1969 (1 reel)
  • Deltion Pharoy Dec 1935 - Jan 1936 (1 reel)
  • East suburban advocate Aug - Dec 1919 (1 reel)
  • Enfield - Prospect gazette Oct 1986-Apr 1987 (1 reel)
  • Free Press 19 Jan - 3 Aug 1895 (1 reel; refilmed)
  • Gateway Aug-Nov 1946 (1 reel)
  • Glenelg news pictorial May-Sept 1964 (1 reel)
  • Hamley Bridge express Oct 1908 (1 reel)
  • Maitland Mail and CentralYorke Peninsula Advocate 20 December 1909 (1 reel)
  • New Adelaide Gazette Sep - Dec 1933 (1 reel)
  • Norwood Advocate Jun-Aug 1919 (1 reel)
  • Pharos Feb-May 1936 (1 reel)
  • Port Adelaide gazette Jan - May 1930 (1 reel)
  • Port Broughton echo Nov 1887 (1 reel)  South Australian bulletin Sep - Oct 1898 (1 reel)
  • Southern suburban recorder Oct - Dec 1928 (1 reel)
  • Sporting bulletin Oct 1898- Feb 1899 (1 reel)  
  • Thursday Review - a weekly journal of politics, literature, science and art 5 Jan 1860- 26 Dec 1861 (1 reel)
  • Truth Sep-Dec 1890 (1 reel)
  • Truth 19 Aug 1916 - 17 Feb 1917, 15 Sept 1928, 13 Jan 1934 (1 reel)
  • Voice of Pontos Jan-Apr 1983 (1 reel)

Miscellaneous broadsheet titles filmed on 1 reel:

  • Adelaide aeroplane 14 Nov 1919 - 20 Feb 1920
  • Adelaide electric tramways journal 17 Mar 1911
  • Ardrossan News 3 Feb - 7 Jul 1911
  • Direct Action May 1928 - Nov 1930
  • District reflector 1 Oct 1921 - 1 Feb 1922
  • Eagle 15, 22, 29 Sep 1894
  • Hausfreund 3 May 1894
  • Industrial Solidarity Feb - Dec 1920
  • McMahon news 29 Jan 1923
  • Mining review and investors guide 12 Aug 1896
  • Mod Scene 65 8 Oct 1965
  • Norwood Standard 19 June - 5 Sep 1908
  • Port Adelaide post shipping gazette, farmers and commercial register 22 Jul 1876
  • Standard 3 May 1894, 13 Apr 1896
  • Sturt telephone 23 Apr 1894
  • Sunday times 03-Dec-1904
  • Traders' courier and free lance Feb 1878-Oct 1879
  • Tribune 15 Oct 1875 - 15 Jan 1876
  • Warrigal review 27 Apr 1901
  • Weekly Mail 16 May 1863
  • Western People and Tumb Bay times 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 3 Jul 1912
  • Western times 3 Jul - 2 Oct 1924
  • Willunga Bulletin 1909

Miscellaneous tabloid titles pre-1950 filmed on 1 reel

  • Adelaide echo Sep- Oct 1877
  • Adelaide truth the people's popular paper, to no party tied Nov 1906
  • Eastern Star Jul-Aug 1937
  • Eastern trader Feb-May 1925
  • Illustrated sport and drama Apr 1894
  • Lameroo weekly news Jun 1922
  • Moonta Herald Jan - Feb 1869
  • Northern districts souvenir May - Jun 1930
  • Our Times Jun 1868
  • Pt Wakefield times and Balaklava, Hoyleton Blyth and Lochiel advertiser Aug 1876
  • Ratepayer Aug 1939
  • Review Sep 1871
  • Southern freeman Apr 1889 - Mar 1890
  • Southern star Feb 1894
  • Teetulpa news and golden age Feb 1887
  • Turf review Aug - Sep 1937
  • Unley review Dec 1919-Jan 1920
  • Unley Times Aug - Dec 1933

Miscellaneous tabloid titles post 1950 filmed on 1 reel

  • Adelaide city reporter Jan - Dec 1984
  • Baysider Jun 1985
  • Bridge mercury Aug 1984-Mar 1986
  • Bridge Observer Jul 1982-May 1984
  • Clarion May-Jun 1980
  • Courier Mt Barker 1969
  • Desert sun Dec 1973-Jul 1974
  • Maitland Mail and Central Yorke Peninsula Advocate Dec 2009
  • Nation Jul - Nov 1981
  • Nuriootpa and District Community Diary Nov 1955-Nov 1956
  • Question mark newspaper Apr - May 1988
  • SA Scottish standard Nov 1966-Jun 1967
  • South Coast news Jun 1965
  • South coast sports news Jun - Jul 1969
  • South sider Feb - May 1985
  • Star Feb 1983

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.

Newspaper found!

  • Maitland Mail (20 Dec. 1909)

Last updated February 2013