Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program

Selected Titles by State

Author: Sally Manning Version: 4.0 Date: March 2011

Contents Summary ...... 1 Selected Titles – by State ...... 1 ANDP Group titles in use ...... 9

Summary This list contains all titles currently selected for inclusion in the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, consisting of over 130 titles containing approximately 4.5 million newspaper pages. Titles included in this list may change as the program progresses. These changes may include titles being removed from the list, additional titles being added or changes to the date range being digitised. It is anticipated that these titles will be progressively processed and made available via the Digitised Newspapers and more view of Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper through until July 2011.

Selected Titles – by State

Titles marked with an * belong to a group title1. The group title is provided in brackets below the title. Titles with two separate entries qualified by date indicate when a title ceased publication or changed name. These will appear separately in the Trove newspapers view, for example, The Advertiser, Cairns Post.

State Newspaper Title Date Range

ACT

The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) 1926 – 1954

Federal Capital Pioneer (Canberra, ACT : 1924-1926) 1924 – 1926

NSW

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Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839-1873)* 1839 - 1873 (Sydney Chronicle)

The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824-1848) 1824 - 1848

The Australian Abo Call (National : 1938) 1938

The Australian Children’s Newspaper (NSW : 1899-1900) 1899-1900

Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870-1900) 1870-1900

Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888-1954) 1888 – 1954

Bathurst Advocate (NSW : 1848-1849)* 1848 - 1849 (Bathurst Free Press) Bathurst Free Press (NSW : 1849-1851)* 1849 - 1851 (Bathurst Free Press) Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851-1904)* 1851 – 1904 (Bathurst Free Press) Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle (NSW : 1860-1870)* 1860 – 1870 (Bell’s Life in Sydney) Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845-1860)* 1845 – 1860 (Bell’s Life in Sydney)

Braidwood Independent (NSW : 1867) 1867

Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1859)* 1859 (Clarence and Richmond Examiner) Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889-1915)* 1889 – 1915 (Clarence and Richmond Examiner) Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859-1889)* 1859 – 1889 (Clarence and Richmond Examiner)

The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835-1840) 1835 – 1840

Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850-1875) 1850 – 1875

Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853 – 1872) 1853 - 1872 [contributed title]

Liverpool Herald (NSW : 1897-1907) 1897-1907

The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 – 1893 1843-1893) The Monitor (Sydney, NSW : 1826-1828)* 1826 – 1828 (Sydney Monitor) Morning Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1843-1846)* 1843 – 1846 (Sydney Chronicle)

Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876-1954) 1876 – 1954

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate (NSW : 1905-1927) 1905-1927

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser (NSW : 1864-1867) 1864-1867

Queanbeyan Age (NSW : 1867-1904) 1867-1904

Queanbeyan Age (NSW : 1904 -1907) 1904 -1907

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Queanbeyan Age (NSW : 1907 - 1915) 1907 -1915

Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer (NSW : 1915- 1927) 1915 - 1927

The Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953-1954)* [sponsored title] 1953 – 1954 (Sun-Herald) The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949-1953)* [sponsored title] 1949 – 1953 (Sun-Herald) Sydney Chronicle (NSW : 1846-1848)* 1846 – 1848 (Sydney Chronicle) The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 – 1842 1803-1842) The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831-1842)* [sponsored title] 1831 – 1842 (Sydney Morning Herald) The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828-1838)* 1828 – 1838 (Sydney Monitor) The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838- 1841)* 1838 – 1841 (Sydney Monitor) The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954)* [sponsored title] 1842 – 1954 (Sydney Morning Herald)

NT

Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941-1945) 1941 – 1945

Centralian Advocate (Alice Springs, NT : 1947-1954) 1947 – 1954

Moonta Herald (NT: 1869) 1869

North Australian (Darwin, NT : 1883-1889)* 1883 – 1889 (North Australian) North Australian and Northern Territory Government Gazette (Darwin, NT : 1889-1890)* 1889 - 1890 (North Australian)

Northern Standard (Darwin, NT : 1921-1955) 1921 – 1955

Northern Territory Times (Darwin, NT : 1927-1932)* 1927 – 1932 (Northern Territory Times) Northern Territory Times and Gazette (Darwin, NT : 1873-1927)* 1873 – 1927 (Northern Territory Times)

Qld

The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933)* 1864 – 1933 (Courier-Mail) Cairns Post (Qld. : 1884-1893)* 1884 – 1893 (Cairns Post) Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909-1954)* 1909 – 1954 (Cairns Post) Cairns Morning Post (Qld. : 1907-1909)* 1907 – 1909 (Cairns Post)

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The Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1861-1864)* 1861 – 1864 (Courier-Mail) The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954)* 1933 – 1954 (Courier-Mail)

The Longreach Leader (Qld.:1923-1938) [sponsored title] 1923 - 1938

The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846-1861)* 1846 – 1861 (Courier-Mail) Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954)* 1878 – 1954 (Rockhampton Bulletin) Morning Post (Cairns, Qld. : 1897-1907)* 1897 – 1907 (Cairns Post) Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1903- 1903-1954 1954)

The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866-1939) [sponsored title] 1866 – 1939

Rockhampton Bulletin (Qld. : 1871-1878)* 1871 – 1878 (Rockhampton Bulletin) Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser (Qld. : 1861-1871)* 1861 – 1871 (Rockhampton Bulletin)

Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885-1954) 1885 – 1954

SA

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931)* 1889 – 1931 (South Australian Advertiser) The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931-1954)* 1931 – 1954 (South Australian Advertiser) Advertiser and Register (Adelaide, SA : 1931)* 1931 (South Australian Advertiser)

Burra Record (SA : 1878-1954) 1878 – 1954

The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912-1954) 1912 – 1954

The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901-1929)* 1901 – 1929 (South Australian Register) The Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide, SA : 1929-1931)* 1929 – 1931 (South Australian Register) The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858-1889)* 1858 – 1889 (South Australian Advertiser) South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (1836-1839)* 1836-1839 (South Australian Register) South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839-1900)* 1839 – 1900 (South Australian Register)

Tas

Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890-1954) 1890 – 1954

Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828-1857)* 1828 – 1857 (Colonial Times) Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser (Hobart, Tas. : 1825- 1825 – 1827 1827)*

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(Colonial Times)

The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840-1859)* 1840 – 1859 (Hobart Courier) Emu Bay Times and North West and West Coast Advocate (TAS : 1897-1899 1897-1899) Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900-1954)* 1900 – 1954 (Launceston Examiner) The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827-1839)* 1827 – 1839 (Hobart Courier) The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette (Tas. : 1839-1840)* 1839 – 1840 (Hobart Courier) The Hobart Town Daily Mercury (Tas. : 1858-1860)* 1858 – 1860 (Hobart Mercury) Hobart Town Gazette (Tas. : 1825-1827)* 1825 – 1827 (Hobart Town Gazette) The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (Tas. : 1816- 1821)* 1816 – 1821 (Hobart Town Gazette) Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser (Tas. : 1821-1825)* 1821 – 1825 (Hobart Town Gazette) The Hobart Town Mercury (Tas. : 1857)* 1857 (Hobart Mercury) The Hobarton Mercury (Tas. : 1854-1857)* 1854 – 1857 (Hobart Mercury) Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842-1899)* 1842 – 1899 (Launceston Examiner) The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954)* 1860 – 1954 (Hobart Mercury) The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (TAS : 1899- 1899-1919 1919) Wellington Times and Agricultural and Mining Gazette (Tas : 1890-1897 1890-1897)

Vic

Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922-1939) * [contributed title] 1922-1939 (Evelyn Observer) Alexandra and Yea Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express (Vic. : 1908-1949)* [contributed title] 1908-1949 (Alexandra Times) Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express (Vic. : 1877-1908)* [contributed title] 1877-1908 (Alexandra Times) Alexandra and Yea Standard, Thornton, Gobur and Acheron Express (Vic. : 1877)* [contributed title] 1877 (Alexandra Times) Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and 1949-1954 Acheron Express (Vic. : 1949-1954)* [contributed title]

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(Alexandra Times)

Alexandra Times (Vic. : 1868-1877)* [contributed title] 1868-1877 (Alexandra Times) The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954)* 1848 – 1954 (Argus) The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (Melbourne, Vic. : 1873 - 1889 1873-1889) The Australian News for Home Readers (Vic. :1864 – 1867)* 1864 - 1867 (Illustrated Australian News) The Broadford Courier (Broadford, Vic : 1891-1893)* [contributed title] 1891-1893 (Broadford Courier) The Broadford Courier (Broadford, Vic : 1916-1920)* [contributed title] 1916-1920 (Broadford Courier) The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic : 1891)* [contributed title] 1891 (Broadford Courier) The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic : 1893-1916)* [contributed title] 1893-1916 (Broadford Courier)

Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. :1877-1954) [contributed title] 1877-1954

Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (Vic. : 1940-1942) * [contributed title] 1940-1942 (Evelyn Observer) Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser and Diamond Creek Valley Advocate (Vic. : 1917-1922)* [contributed title] 1917-1922 (Evelyn Observer) Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record (Vic. : 1902-1917)* [contributed title] 1902-1917 (Evelyn Observer) Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882- 1902)* [contributed title] 1882-1902 (Evelyn Observer)

Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 – 1954) [contributed title] 1861 - 1954

Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic. : 1900-1940)* [contributed title] 1900-1940 (Healesville Guardian) Healesville Guardian (Healesville, Vic. : 1893-1898)* [contributed title] 1893-1898 (Healesville Guardian) Healesville Guardian (Lilydale, Vic. : 1942-1954)* [contributed title] 1942-1954 (Healesville Guardian) Healesville Guardian and Yarra Glen Advocate (Vic. : 1898)* [contributed title] 1898 (Healesville Guardian)

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Healesville Guardian and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic. : 1898-1900)* [contributed title] 1898-1900 (Healesville Guardian) Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1876-1889)* 1876 – 1889 (Illustrated Australian News) Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne, Vic : 1890-1896)* 1890 – 1896 (Illustrated Australian News) Illustrated Australian News and Musical Times (Melbourne, Vic : 1889-1890)* 1889 - 1890 (Illustrated Australian News) Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne, Vic : 1867-1875)* 1867 – 1875 (Illustrated Australian News) Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic. : 1870-1954)* [contributed title] 1870-1954 (Kilmore Free Press) Kilmore Free Press and Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser (Kilmore, Vic. : 1865)* [contributed title] 1865 (Kilmore Free Press) Kilmore Free Press and Counties of Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser (Kilmore, Vic. : 1865-1868)* [contributed title] 1865-1868 (Kilmore Free Press) The Melbourne Argus (Vic. : 1846-1848)* 1846 – 1848 (Argus)

Mercury and Weekly Courier (Vic. : 1878-1903) [contributed title] 1878-1903

Mercury (Fitzroy, Vic. :1875-1877) [contributed title] 1875-1877

Portland Guardian (Vic. : 1876-1953)* [contributed title] 1876 - 1953 (Portland Guardian) Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser (Vic. : 1842- 1876)* [contributed title] 1842 - 1876 (Portland Guardian) Traralgon Record (Vic. : 1886-1932)* [contributed title] 1886-1932 (Traralgon Record) Traralgon Record and Morwell, Mirboo, Toongabbie, Heyfield, Tyers and Callignee Advertiser (Vic. : 1883- 1886)* [contributed 1883- 1886 title] (Traralgon Record)

Yea Chronicle [contributed title] 1891-1920

WA

Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896-1916)* 1896 – 1916 (Western Argus) The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA : 1848-1864)* 1848 – 1864 (Perth Gazette) The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times (WA : 1864-1874)* 1864 – 1874 (Perth Gazette)

The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal (WA : 1833- 1833 – 1847

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1847)* (Perth Gazette) Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902-1954)* 1902 – 1954 (Sunday Times)

West Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1863-1864) 1863 – 1864

The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954)* 1879 – 1954 (West Australian) West Australian Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1897-1902)* 1897 – 1902 (Sunday Times) The West Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1863-1864)* 1863 – 1864 (West Australian) Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894-1896)* 1894 – 1896 (Western Argus) Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916-1938)* 1916 – 1938 (Western Argus) The Western Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1874-1879)* 1874-1879 (West Australian)

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885-1954) 1885 – 1954

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Where a newspaper has had different names over time, the ANDP has grouped them under a ‘group title’.

The list below provides the group titles used in the ANDP and identifies the individual titles that they include.

Newspaper Group Title Newspaper Titles included in group Argus The Melbourne Argus (1846-1848) The Argus (1848-1954) Alexandra Times Alexandra Times (1868-1877) Alexandra and Yea Standard, Thornton, Gobur and Acheron Express (July 1877) Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express (1877-1908) Alexandra and Yea Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express (1908) Alexandra and Yea Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (1908-1949) Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (Vic. : 1949-1954) Bathurst Free Press Bathurst Advocate (1848-1849) Bathurst Free Press (1849-1851) Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (1851-1904) Bell’s Life in Sydney Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (1845-1860) Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle (1860-1870) Broadford Courier The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (1891) The Broadford Courier (1891-1893) The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (1893-1916) The Broadford Courier (1916-1920) Cairns Post Cairns Post (1884-1897; 1909-1954), Morning Post (1897-1907) Cairns Morning Post (1907-1909) Clarence and Richmond Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Examiner Advertiser (1859-1889) Clarence and Richmond Examiner (1889-1915) Clarence and Richmond Examiner (1859) Colonial Times Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser (1825-1827) Colonial Times (1828-1857) Courier-Mail The Moreton Bay Courier (1846-1861) The Courier (1861-1864) The Brisbane Courier (1864-1933)

Page 9 of 11 Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 9 of 11 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 1 March 2011 Newspaper Group Title Newspaper Titles included in group The Courier-Mail (1933-1954) Evelyn Observer Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (1882- 1902) Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record (1902-1917) Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser and Diamond Creek Valley Advocate (1917-1922) Advertiser (Hurstbridge) (1922-1939) Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (1940-1942) Healesville Guardian Healesville Guardian (1893-1898) Healesville Guardian and Yarra Glen Advocate (1898) Healesville Guardian and Yarra Glen Guardian (1898-1900) Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (1900-1940) Healesville Guardian (1942-1954) Hobart Courier The Hobart Town Courier (1827-1839) The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette (1839-1840) The Courier (1840-1859) Hobart Mercury The Hobarton Mercury (1854-1857) The Hobart Town Mercury (1857) Hobart Town Daily Mercury (1858-1860) The Mercury (1860-1954) Hobart Town Gazette The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (1816- 1821) The Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser (1821-1825) Hobart Town Gazette (1825-1827) Illustrated Australian News The Australian News for Home Readers (1864 – 1867) Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (1867-1875) Illustrated Australian News (1876-1889; 1890-1896) Illustrated Australian News and Musical Times (1889-1890) Kilmore Free Press Kilmore Free Press and Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser (1865) Kilmore Free Press and Counties of Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser (1865-1868) Kilmore Free Press (1870-1954) Launceston Examiner Launceston Examiner (1842-1899) Examiner (1900-1954) North Australian North Australian (1883-1889) North Australian and Northern Territory Government Gazette (1889-1890) Northern Territory Times Northern Territory Times and Gazette (1873-1927) Northern Territory Times (1927-1932)

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