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[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Peter forwards:

> Subject: [andp-announce] Australian Newspapers service: News on the 
                           Sydney Morning Herald and The Argus
> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:57:41 +1100
> From: Rose Holley <RHOLLEY at nla.gov.au>
> Reply-To: andp-announce at nla.gov.au
> To: ANDP Announce-l <andp-announce at listserver.nla.gov.au>


Dear Australian Newspaper users

I wanted to let everyone know the good news....

1. Sydney Morning Herald

The first digitised issues of the Sydney Morning Herald are now
available.  We have started from the first issue 1831 and are making our 
way forwards to 1954.

The first 20 years (18,000 pages) are now available as follows:

Sydney Herald 1831-1842
Sydney Morning Herald 1842-1852

Issues from 1852 - 1954 will be made available each week from now on 
through til early 2010. In early 2010 The Sunday Herald 1949-1953 will 
also become available.

We would like to acknowledge the financial contribution of the Vincent 
Fairfax Family Foundation who have given $1 million dollars towards the 
digitisation of this title.

2. The Argus (Melbourne)

The Argus  (and its previous title the Melbourne Argus) from 1846 - 1945 
are now completed and available. The remaining 10 years (1945-1954) of 
the Argus will be made available in 2010 (mid to end of year).


Please circulate this message or its contents wherever appropriate.

To access the Australian Newspapers service:

http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/<http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au>

Thank you.

Rose

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Rose Holley
Manager - Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program (ANDP)
National Library of Australia
e-mail: rholley at nla.gov.au
Newspaper service: http://newspapers.nla.gov.au
Project website: http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp
Phone: +61 2 6262 1224
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:) Rose&Peter
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia