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Link: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« on: Friday 08 August 08 11:53 BST (UK) »
Hopefully, this service will prove useful to fellow researchers.

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On 25 July 2008, in collaboration with the State and Territory libraries, the National Library of Australia launched the Australian Newspapers Beta service which makes available out-of-copyright digitised Australian newspapers. This exciting new online service enables the full-text searching of newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s. The first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the service.

The Australian Newspapers Beta service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages being added daily, see http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au .

The National Library of Australia welcomes your feedback on the service. Details on the way in which feedback can be provided are on the 'about' page of the service. The Library will continue to develop the Beta service and fix any bugs and major issues that arise over the next few months.

The Beta service, will be further developed in line with user feedback into version 1 of the Australian Newspapers service and be officially launched in 2009. The progress and extent of newspaper titles being digitised is outlined on the ANDP website - see http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp.

The Australian Newspaper Digitisation Team

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Q98
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Hamilton, Kennedy, Lovell, McCreadie, Murray, Workman - Ayrshire, Scotland
Lovell - Texas, USA
McCreadie - Dunedin, NZ
Boyle - Eire
McCreadie, Wills, Wyatt - Queensland
Tait/Tate - Toronto, Canada
Workman, McEwan - OFS, South Africa

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #1 on: Friday 08 August 08 11:56 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much Q98 - hours of fun to be had!  ;D

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 August 08 12:20 BST (UK) »
I agree Ruskie, looks an extremely interesting site.

BTW, just posted my latest thoughts re my McCreadie's.

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Fremantle
Western Australia
q98
32.04'.04"S 115.48'.30"E
Hamilton, Kennedy, Lovell, McCreadie, Murray, Workman - Ayrshire, Scotland
Lovell - Texas, USA
McCreadie - Dunedin, NZ
Boyle - Eire
McCreadie, Wills, Wyatt - Queensland
Tait/Tate - Toronto, Canada
Workman, McEwan - OFS, South Africa

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 10 August 08 12:18 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the link, I have managed to find a relative on there after only a few minutes of searching.
Bloomfield, Knights, Whitmore, Warner (Suffolk)
Hamlin (London, Yorkshire, Scotland, Suffolk)
Mattocks, Newick, Nutter, (Kent)
Mattocks (Staffs)


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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 10 August 08 12:50 BST (UK) »
Fantastic - found one of mine already
Douglas, Varnden, Joy(i)ce Surrey, Clarke Northants/Hunts, Pullen Worcs/Herefords, Holmes Birmingham/USA/Canada/Australia, Jackson Cheshire/Yorkshire, Lomas Cheshire, Lee Yorkshire, Cocks Lancashire, Leah Cheshire, Cook Yorkshire, Catlow Lancashire
See my website http://www.cotswan.com

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 10 August 08 12:53 BST (UK) »
Great link, although years I am interested in are not on yet.  I shall watch with anticipation.  ;D

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 11 August 08 09:41 BST (UK) »
My goodness, what a terrific site this is going to be!!  ;D  Thanks very much, Q98, for letting us know about it!  ;D

(It makes me wonder, sadly and bitterly - if Gale Group can digitise lots of British newspapers for a cost - if one can get into it at all, and if the National Library of Australia can do all this for free - why can't the GRO in England get a handle on digitising its vital records??  ??? ??? :( >:( )

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #7 on: Monday 11 August 08 11:09 BST (UK) »
Absolutely Marie, I agree wholeheartedly. 

Perhaps the Nat Library of Australia just aren't so greedy  ::) :(

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Re: Australian Newspapers On-Line
« Reply #8 on: Monday 11 August 08 13:24 BST (UK) »
I can't claim credit for locating the website - I don't recall exactly where I located it but thought it deserved more circulation than it appeared to be getting.

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Fremantle
WA
q98
32.04'.04"S 115.48'.30"E
Hamilton, Kennedy, Lovell, McCreadie, Murray, Workman - Ayrshire, Scotland
Lovell - Texas, USA
McCreadie - Dunedin, NZ
Boyle - Eire
McCreadie, Wills, Wyatt - Queensland
Tait/Tate - Toronto, Canada
Workman, McEwan - OFS, South Africa