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Title: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: AdamM on Wednesday 01 October 14 11:38 BST (UK)
Hello,

A family member has asked me to try and track down a couple of articles in the news that featured their family.

One is from the News of the World sometime in the 1970s and the other is in the Kilburn Times around 1929.

I have tried the British Newspaper Archive website to no avail, as it doesn't feature these papers, so I was wondering if there was any alternative rather than having to visit Yorkshire for the Newspaper Library?

Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: garstonite on Wednesday 01 October 14 11:59 BST (UK)
Hi and welcome to Rootschat
you can write to the address on this link for News of the World
http://archiveshub.ac.uk/contributors/newsoftheworld.html

Kilburn Times
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/home
Title: Re: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: dawnsh on Wednesday 01 October 14 13:18 BST (UK)
I contacted News International earlier in the year for advice on their archive and they gave me this email address to write to

informationservicesrequests@news.co.uk

They might be able to help if you can be quite specific about the date.

I've got access to the Daily Mirror Archive and can try there for you if you send more details by personal message (as it's quite recent) about the names you are looking for. You need another post to be able to use pm system.

The Kilburn Times you refer to is now defunct

http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-london/kilburn-times/
Title: Re: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: AdamM on Wednesday 01 October 14 13:21 BST (UK)
Thank you for your replies.

I shall pm you the details. I really appreciate your help.
Title: Re: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: dawnsh on Wednesday 01 October 14 13:48 BST (UK)
Just to let everyone know, I have found an article in the Daily Mirror archive for the NOTW request and sent this to Adam.
Title: Re: Old Newspapers - News of the World & Kilburn Times
Post by: dawnsh on Wednesday 01 October 14 19:03 BST (UK)
Hi Adam

Brent Archives may be able to help with the Kilburn Times

http://brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/brent-museum-and-archives/our-collections/

Dawn