enewspapers

Access historical and contemporary newspapers from Australia and around the world. Queensland residents can access subscription databases with their State Library membership. Membership is free and access is immediate.

Australia and New Zealand Newsstream

A text-only database of leading Australian and New Zealand newspapers, covering news from the late 1990s to the present.

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British Library Newspapers

Historical newspapers from the UK and Ireland, from the 18th to the 20th century, covering national, regional, and local news.

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British Newspaper Archive

An online collection of digitised historic newspapers from the UK and Ireland, from the 1700s, searchable by date and keyword.

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Illustrated London News Historical Archive (1842-2003)

An online collection of the world’s first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, covering British and world events from various perspectives.

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Irish Newspaper Archives

An online collection of historical newspapers from Ireland, covering over 300 years of Irish history and culture.

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Newsbank Access Global

Provides access to thousands of news sources from around the world, covering current and historical news, local and international.

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Papers Past

Contains digitised pages from New Zealand newspapers and journals, published between 1839 and 1948.

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PressReader

An extensive collection of global newspapers and magazines, with publications from over 100 countries and in more than 60 languages.

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Sydney Morning Herald : library edition

Features in-depth coverage of current affairs, politics, business, culture, sports, and local news from Sydney and beyond.

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Sydney Morning Herald archives

Historical content from the Sydney Morning Herald from 1831 to the present day, including past articles, stories, and events.

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The Age : library edition

Contains every page, article, photo, advertisement and cartoon published in the printed edition of The Age, from 2006 to today.

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Times Digital Archive

Access full-text facsimile copies of the Times (London) and its predecessors, with coverage from 1785 to 2014.

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Trove digitised newspapers

Includes historic Australian newspapers from the 1800s to the mid 1950s. Browse newspaper issues or search using keywords.

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More newspaper collections

In addition to historical and contemporary newspaper databases, State Library holds paper and microfilm editions of newspapers. Queensland, interstate, national and international newspapers are available, with many collections dating back to the first issue.

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Man reading newspaper in the Caboolture public library.