Historical newspapers

Library members have access to online historical newspaper archives mainly from Australia and the British Isles.
Have a look at these online tutorials showing you how to use our eresources such as ebooks and Ancestry, as well as Facebook, Google Docs and much more.

Trove

Digitised copies of historic Australian newspapers from 1803 onwards.

Access: Trove website
Help: Trove tutorial

The Sydney Morning Herald Archives 1955-1995

Every edition of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1995.

Access: Sydney Morning Herald Archives website

British Library Newspapers

Newspapers published in the British Isles from the 1700s through to the 1900s. Search for titles in our catalogue.

Access: British Library Newspapers website or Gale Primary Sources website

The Telegraph Historical Archive 1855-2016

An archive of the British newspapers The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.

Access: Telegraph Historical Archive website or Gale Primary Sources website

The Times Digital Archive 1785-2019

More than 200 years of The Times (London).

Access: Times Digital Archive website or Gale Primary Sources website
Help: The Times tutorial

The Sunday Times Historical Archive 1822-2016

200 years of The Sunday Times (London).

Access: Sunday Times Archive website or Gale Primary Sources website

17th and 18th Century Burney Newspapers Collection

Newspapers and pamphlets, mostly published in London. Search for titles in our catalogue.

Access: Burney Newspapers Collection website or Gale Primary Sources website

17th and 18th Century Nichols Newspapers Collection

Newspapers, periodicals and pamphlets published in England. Search for titles in our catalogue.

Access: Nichols Newspapers Collection website or Gale Primary Sources website

The Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003

An archive of the entire run of The Illustrated London News.

Access: Illustrated London News Archive website or Gale Primary Sources website

The International Herald Tribune Historical Archive 1887-2013

A complete archive from its origins as the European edition of The New York Herald.

Access: International Herald Tribune Archive website or Gale Primary Sources website

Irish Newspaper Archives

A collection of newspapers published in Ireland from 1738 to the present. Search for titles in our catalogue.

Access: Irish Newspaper Archives website