LibGuides: News &amp; Newspaper Articles: News Resources @ SLV

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Newspapers - Current (19 databases available)

Recommended Databases

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Digital Editions (2006 -)
Complete newspaper content including ads and images, usually up to today’s edition.
The Australian Financial Review (2013 -)
Full-text articles available from September 2013 onwards. Article text only, no pictures or ads.
Access Australia
Searches more than 650 Australian news sources from every state and territory covering the 1980s to the present day. Fully searchable text includes articles, editorials, obituaries, classifieds and more. Includes The Age (1991— ), Herald Sun (1999— ), The Australian (1998— ) and many local newspapers and news websites.
PressReader (Cuirrent 3 months)
View the complete content of over 6000 current newspapers and popular magazines from 97 countries, including ads, images and tables.
State Library of Victoria: Gale OneFile: News
Comprehensive collection of current and archival news content with the ability to search for articles by title, headline, date, newspaper section, and other fields. Includes The Age, Herald Sun and The Australian, plus thousands of international newspapers including The New York Times and The Guardian. Coverage varies between titles. Text only, no pictures or ads.

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Newspapers - Historic (39 databases available)

Recommended Databases

The Sydney Morning Herald Archive (1955–95)
Search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald from 1955 to February 1995. Browse the complete content including ads and images. Select the 'Access Archive' link.
Historic Australian newspapers (Trove) (1803–1954)
Access digitised historic Australian newspapers, plus The Australian Women's Weekly from 1933 to 1982.
British Library Newspapers (1732–1950)
Search British metropolitan and regional newspapers from the British Library's newspaper collection, predominantly from the 19th century. Includes some titles into the 20th century.
Gale NewsVault
Cross-search several British newspaper archives, including 19th Century British Newspapers, The Times Digital Archive, The Sunday Times, The Times Literary Supplement and The Illustrated London News.

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