Perth Digger Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Apart from the London Times, are there any other newspapers of the period 1916-18 that one can get into on-line (even if it is pay per view)? Thank you. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 There is this one, if it's of any use to you. http://archive.scotsman.com/ Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Or try the New York Times archive... (1851-1980) Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 If you go to my 'Ballymena' website below ... look to left of screen ... you will see sections called 'The Weekly War' broken down by year ... this is a complete record of how one small town newspaper reported the war and its impact on local society. It includes recruitment lists etc etc. The website also contains an A-Z virtual memorial but I have also slotted in the deaths and obits into the Weekly War sections to illustrate how these were reported at the time. Hope this is of use. Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Hi, You can have a look at the London, Belfast or Edinburgh Gazettes here: http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Hi, Irish newspapers http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ But terrible technical support if you run into any bother. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarylW Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 This site has a number of free online newspapers: The Daily News has some dates in 1918, News of the World, some dates 1918. Weekly Dispatch, some dates 1917 - not exactly the quality press, if such things matter to you but all very interesting. I started reading them at 7 pm one night and was still there at midnight http://www.uk.olivesoftware.com/Default/Sk...7&AppName=2 Also there is a free trial at Gale databases where you can access The Times, all dates http://www.gale.cengage.com/email/BritNews...s/GIN13410.html Don't know how long the trial is for but you can also access Gale through your local library, if they have this free service for members If you live in Australia you can join their National Library and have free online access to Gale databases, or if you are a student in the UK, your library code will give you free access, if you check your Uni's library page. I'm not sure if Alumni are still allowed to use their library code for access Caryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Hi, I might add the fantastic Target America Newspaper Archives. Largely free and gives you the viewpoint of the small town American newspapers on the events of the day. http://www.targetamericaarchive.com/Home.aspx -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 30 July , 2009 Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Here's a link to the Guardian/Observer Digital Archive - covers 1791-2000. This one you pay for, but good value I think: Guardian Observer Digital Archive Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth Digger Posted 30 July , 2009 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2009 Thank you to everyone who has replied. I will follow up the suggestions. But I was rather hoping that newspapers like the Northumberland Gazette or the East London Observer might be available, which would gave a flavour of what was being written about at the local level during the war. I suppose microfilm will be the way to go. Thanks again. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted 31 July , 2009 Share Posted 31 July , 2009 Here's a list from About.com: Historic Newspapers Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMH Posted 9 August , 2009 Share Posted 9 August , 2009 Papers Past New Zealand and it's free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videre Posted 14 August , 2009 Share Posted 14 August , 2009 Apart from the London Times, are there any other newspapers of the period 1916-18 that one can get into on-line (even if it is pay per view)? Thank you. Mike I'm not sure if you're only interested in UK newspapers, but the Toronto Star and the Toronto Globe and Mail both have their archives online, although I believe they require subscriptions unless you can link up to them through a university site. The link for the Star is http://thestar.pagesofthepast.ca/ The Globe and Mail is available only through ProQuest, unfortunately. Hope this helps! Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth Digger Posted 14 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 14 August , 2009 Thank you Melissa. At the moment I'm only interested in British papers, but I will eventually move on to Canadian and New Zealand sources, so your help is appreciated. It seems that internet access to relevant materials is much easier for Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The UK certainly seems to lag behind in many ways. Kind regards Mike I'm not sure if you're only interested in UK newspapers, but the Toronto Star and the Toronto Globe and Mail both have their archives online, although I believe they require subscriptions unless you can link up to them through a university site. The link for the Star is http://thestar.pagesofthepast.ca/ The Globe and Mail is available only through ProQuest, unfortunately. Hope this helps! Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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