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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #153 on: Tuesday 10 July 18 08:38 BST (UK) »
Many thanks Emmerson.

Can be very frustrating at times when a word [subject] you are researching gets caught up in regular adverts, time tables etc, racing results, or a badly performing printing press, so different ways of approaching a search subject are always welcome.

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #154 on: Wednesday 11 July 18 01:52 BST (UK) »
Many thanks Emmerson.

Can be very frustrating at times when a word [subject] you are researching gets caught up in regular adverts, time tables etc, racing results, or a badly performing printing press, so different ways of approaching a search subject are always welcome.

Alan.

You're very welcome Alan! I find one of the best tricks in that situation is looking for a distinctive phrase that the unwanted results share (so, advertisement slogans, for example, are ideal because they're consistent across a lot of the unwanted material). Once you've identified that phrase, repeat your search with the original term but append a boolean NOT (the minus sign) followed immediately by the phrase in speechmarks. It's the same approach as in that "cavendish" example in my previous posts.

eg:

Jones -"best goods"

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #155 on: Thursday 26 July 18 04:06 BST (UK) »
Citizens of Rootschat!

Just a quick update:
  • The help page is now updated with more relevant information - https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/help
  • The printing situation should be sorted. We focussed on getting the article and page-level layouts sorted as this covered 99% of printing scenarios, and did this across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browsers. I've had some issues with my IE install so hopefully not too many of you are still using this!
  • More newspapers hopefully in August, all going well :)

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #156 on: Friday 27 July 18 00:34 BST (UK) »
Apologies for the slight pre-content release hiccup last night folks. All back to normal now.


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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #157 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 05:09 BST (UK) »
Rumour has it that these papers are coming online in the near future,is it true?

• Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist (Dec 1842-Feb 1845)*
• Auckland Times (Sep 1842-Jan 1846)*
• New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette (Jul 1841-Apr 1842)*
• New Zealand Mail (1871-1907)*
• Poverty Bay Herald (1921-Jul 1939)
• Waihi Daily Telegraph (1936-1941, 1943-1944)

Cheers Janette

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #158 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 05:12 BST (UK) »
Rumour has it that these papers are coming online in the near future,is it true?

• Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist (Dec 1842-Feb 1845)*
• Auckland Times (Sep 1842-Jan 1846)*
• New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette (Jul 1841-Apr 1842)*
• New Zealand Mail (1871-1907)*
• Poverty Bay Herald (1921-Jul 1939)
• Waihi Daily Telegraph (1936-1941, 1943-1944)

Cheers Janette

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #159 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 05:50 BST (UK) »
What a luverly mole to spread some news ;D :D


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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #160 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 06:11 BST (UK) »
What a luverly mole to spread some news ;D :D
Cheers
KHP

It has been a very busy mole

Cheers Janette

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Re: "PAPERS PAST" Update Part IV
« Reply #161 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 09:42 BST (UK) »
Thanks all for your efforts. Very much appreciated.

Just in the process of creating a searchable spreadsheet index, of some 500 clippings uplifted for just one project I'm currently working on. Then there is another one of 160 clippings, before a reunion in October.

The research would not have happened without the PapersPast service, and the support of RC members, who contribute so freely of their time and knowledge.

Alan.
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