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Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Selected Titles – Scanning schedule Author: Mark Raadgever (Project Officer, ANDP) Last Updated: 27 May 2008 Scope This document will be regularly updated with further titles added as they are selected. It is anticipated that a minimum of 1 million pages will be digitised per year. In 2007 the first 500,000 pages were digitised, with 1 million pages being completed in May. Scanning Schedule Selected Date Estimated Notes on Selection Priority Title Scanning Status OCR Status Range Pages 1831 – 31 Dec Awaiting Being undertaken as a separate project in 00 The Sydney Morning Herald 600,000 In progress, 2008 1954 processing tandem with ANDP titles below Sydney Gazette and New 5 Mar 1803 – Pilot title – Australia’s first newspaper 01 1,676 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 South Wales Advertiser 30 Dec 1815 7 Jan 1843 – Pilot title – these quality of the hardcopy The Maitland Mercury and 31 Dec 1855; microfilmed for this title is very poor, and 02 Hunter River General 11,141 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 3 July 1880 – the status of is currently being reviewed Advertiser 1 Nov 1883 The Perth Gazette and 5 Jan 1833 – Pilot title 03 3,142 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 Western Australian Journal 25 Dec 1847 Pilot title – This title is currently being Northern Territory Times 7 Jan 1898 – 04 4,405 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 refilmed, and these images will be and Gazette 31 Dec 1914 replaced. 28 Aug 1933 – Pilot title 05 The Courier-Mail 4,516 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 30 Apr 1934 Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 1 of 5 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 27 May 2008 Selected Date Estimated Notes on Selection Priority Title Scanning Status OCR Status Range Pages The Hobart Town Gazette 11 May 1816 – Pilot title 06 524 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 and Southern Reporter 13 Jan 1821 The Hobart Town Gazette Pilot title 20 Jan 1821 – 07 and Van Diemen’s Land 772 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 12 Aug 1825 Advertiser The South Australian 1 July 1858 – Pilot title 08 4,457 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 Advertiser 31 Dec 1861 3 Sept 1926 – Pilot title 09 The Canberra Times 4,675 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 8 Dec 1929 1 Jan 1945 – Pilot title 10 The Argus 147,100 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 29 Sept 1945 1 Jan 1916 – Pilot Title 11 The Mercury 4,736 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 31 Dec 1917 1 Jan 1879 – Pilot title 12 The Brisbane Courier 4,804 Complete, 2007 Complete, 2008 31 Dec 1881 Sydney Gazette and New Jan 1816 – 20 Awaiting Australia’s first newspaper 13 12,819 Complete, 2007 South Wales Advertiser Oct 1842 Processing Northern Territory Times 7 Nov 1873 – Awaiting 14 2,980 Complete, 2007 and Gazette 26 Dec 1890 Processing 20 June 1846 – Awaiting 15 The Moreton Bay Courier 3,480 Complete, 2007 11 May 1861 Processing 2 June 1846 – Awaiting 16 The Melbourne Argus 861 Complete, 2007 12 Sep 1848 processing 14 May 1861 – 3,824 Awaiting 17 The Courier (Brisbane, Qld.) Complete, 2007 9 Apr 1864 Processing 20 Oct 1827 – Awaiting 18 The Hobart Town Courier 2,479 Complete, 2007 28 June 1839 Processing The Hobart Town Courier 5 July 1839 – 2 Awaiting 19 and Van Diemen’s Land 274 Complete, 2007 Oct 1840 processing Gazette 11 April 1864 – Awaiting 20 The Brisbane Courier 73,144 Complete, 2007 30 Dec 1899 Processing 15 Sept 1848 – Awaiting 21 The Argus 385,531 Complete, 2007 31 Dec 1945 Processing 6 Oct 1840 – Awaiting 22 The Courier (Hobart, Tas.) 11,983 Complete, 2007 31 May 1859 processing Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 2 of 5 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 27 May 2008 Selected Date Estimated Notes on Selection Priority Title Scanning Status OCR Status Range Pages Colonial Times and 19 Aug 1925 – Awaiting 23 482 Complete, 2007 Tasmanian Advertiser 12 Oct 1827 Processing 4 Jan 1828 – Awaiting 24 Colonial Times 12,568 Complete, 2007 22 Aug 1857 processing Awaiting 25 Hobart Town Gazette 1825 – 1827 1,000 Complete, 2007 processing 9 Dec 1929– Awaiting 26 The Canberra Times 40,228 Complete, 2007 31 Dec 1954 Processing The Perth Gazette and 1 Jan 1848 – Awaiting 27 Independent Journal of 3,300 Complete, 2008 30 Sept 1864 processing politics and news 1 Oct 1863 – Awaiting 28 West Australian Times 800 Complete 2008 29 Sept 1864 Processing Perth Gazette and West 7 Oct 1864 – Awaiting 29 3,200 Complete, 2008 Australian times 26 June 1874 processing 3 July 1874 – Awaiting 30 Western Australian Times 2,100 Complete, 2008 14 Nov 1879 processing Nov 1879 – Awaiting 31 West Australian 28,000 Complete, 2008 Dec 1899 processing 2 Feb 1857 – Awaiting 32 The Hobart Town Mercury 1,048 Complete, 2008 28 Dec 1857 processing 5 July 1854 – Awaiting 33 The Hobarton Mercury 2,560 Complete, 2008 28 Dec 1857 processing 1 Jan 1858 – Awaiting 34 Hobart Town Daily Mercury 3,424 Complete, 2008 30 June 1860 processing 2 July 1860 – Awaiting 35 The Mercury 126,900 Complete, 2008 31 Dec 1920 processing Northern Territory Times Jan 1891 – Dec Awaiting 36 27,388 Complete, 2008 and Gazette 1927 Processing Jan 1901 – Dec Awaiting 37 Advertiser 76,000 Complete, 2008 1919 Processing 7 June 1927 – Awaiting 38 Northern Territory Times 4,458 Complete, 2008 28 June 1932 Processing The South Australian 1 Jan 1862 – Awaiting Awaiting 39 50,543 Advertiser 22 Mar 1889 Scanning Processing Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 3 of 5 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 27 May 2008 Selected Date Estimated Notes on Selection Priority Title Scanning Status OCR Status Range Pages 23 Mar 1889 – Dec 1900 ; Jan Awaiting Awaiting 40 Advertiser 224,800 1920 – Feb Scanning Processing 1931 21 Feb 1931 – Awaiting Awaiting 41 Advertiser and Register 2,000 30 Sept 1931 Scanning Processing 1 Oct 1931 – Awaiting Awaiting 42 The Advertiser 154,360 31 Dec 1954 scanning processing 1 Jan 1900 – Awaiting Awaiting 43 The Brisbane Courier 171,869 27 Aug 1933 Scanning Processing 1 May 1934 – Awaiting Awaiting 44 The Courier-Mail 227,635 31 Dec 1954 Scanning Processing 1 Jan 1921 – Awaiting Awaiting 45 The Mercury 220,050 31 Dec 1954 scanning processing 1 Jan 1946 – Awaiting Awaiting 46 The Argus 64,800 31 Dec 1954 Scanning Processing Jan 1900 – Dec Awaiting Awaiting 47 West Australian 472,000 1954 scanning processing 19 Feb 1921 – Awaiting Awaiting Title to be refilmed prior to scanning 48 Northern Standard 22,000 31 Dec 1954 Scanning Processing Aug 1946 – Awaiting Awaiting Title to be refilmed prior to scanning 49 Dead Heart 700 Mar 1947 Scanning Processing 24 May 1947 – Awaiting Awaiting Title to be refilmed prior to scanning 50 Centralian Advocate 5,000 31 Dec 1954 Scanning Processing Awaiting Awaiting Title planned to be refilmed prior to 51 North Australian 1883-1890 3,600 Scanning Processing scanning Oct 1941 – Awaiting Awaiting Title planned to be refilmed prior to 52 Army News 3,600 1945 Scanning Processing scanning 8 Feb 1952-31 Awaiting Awaiting Title Planned to be refilmed prior to 53 Northern Territory News 1,000 Dec 1954 Scanning Processing scanning The Maitland Mercury and The original hardcopy filmed for this title is 7 Jan 1843 – Awaiting 54 Hunter River General 51,114 Complete, 2006 in very poor condition. The status of this 30 Dec 1893 Processing Advertiser title is currently being reviewed Total number of pages identified: 3 million Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 4 of 5 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 27 May 2008 Notes: Large runs of single titles may be split in order to maintain balance. All priorities are variable and may change based on availability and further discussion. Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Page 5 of 5 www.nla.gov.au/ndp Last updated: 27 May 2008.
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