500,000 pages scanned
We are pleased to announce that over 500,000 pages have been scanned from microfilm. A list of the titles and date ranges scanned is available from the Selected Newspapers page.
National Library to Digitise The Sydney Morning Herald
The National Library has received $1 million from the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation to support the digitisation of out-of-copyright editions of The Sydney Morning Herald...[more] (external link)
50,000 page Pilot Phase has commenced
50,000 pages have been scanned from microfilm. These are currently being OCR'd (Optical Character Recognition) to enable full-text keyword searching.
The National Library of Australia, in collaboration the Australian State and Territory libraries, has commenced a
program to digitise out of copyright newspapers.
We are creating a free online service that will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles. This will include newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s, when copyright applies. The first Australian newspaper, published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the Program.
Last updated Tuesday 26-Feb-2008
When can I search for newspaper articles online?
Which newspaper titles are included?
The Australian Newspaper Plan - ANPlan
Digital Collections at the National Library of Australia
