National Library Board (NLB) catalogues digitised newspaper articles that are at least seventy years old, released as dozens of CSV metadata files by title and year range. The collection spans colonial-era and mid-twentieth-century Singapore and regional titles such as Malaya Tribune and Pinang Gazette. Historians, genealogists, and digital-humanities projects can discover which runs are available before visiting NLB platforms. Enquiries on access and rights go to [email protected].
This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer from the National Library, Singapore. These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources. For enquiries, please email [email protected]
National Library Board CSV bibliographic index of digitised Sunday Tribune (Singapore) newspaper articles from 1945 through 1950, with issue dates, page and article identifiers, and titles. Historians and genealogists explore post-war Singapore news coverage from NLB’s open heritage collections. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Malayan Saturday Post newspaper articles from 1929 to 1933, with issue and article identifiers, titles, opening excerpts, and contributors. Cultural historians explore late colonial Malayan periodical content via NLB digitisation (70+ years old). Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle for 1856, with issue, page, and article identifiers and titles from National Library Singapore collections published 70 years ago or longer. Historians explore mid-19th-century Straits Settlements press; enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle covering 1911 to 1915, with issue, page, and article metadata from National Library Singapore collections published 70 years ago or longer. Historians study early-20th-century Straits press; enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board catalogue of digitised Malaya Tribune newspaper articles from 1939 to 1942, with issue, page, and article metadata for Singapore historical research. The open CSV enables discovery of pre-war news coverage in NLB’s historical newspapers portal. Researchers studying colonial Malaya and early Singapore press use it to locate primary sources.
Catalogue of digitised articles from The Malacca Weekly (1888–1889) released by the National Library Board for titles published 70 or more years ago. CSV fields include issue and page identifiers, article titles, and contributor metadata for discovery in Singapore’s historical newspaper corpus. Historians, genealogists, and cultural researchers use the open list to locate colonial-era reporting while NLB preserves physical holdings.
Digitised newspaper catalogue for Bintang Pranakan issues from 1930–1931, published by the National Library Board under its 70-year open-access policy. Article-level metadata supports research on peranakan press history, Malay-language media, and early twentieth-century Singapore culture. Researchers query CSV fields for titles and issue dates before accessing full scans via NLB services.
Bibliographic index of digitised articles from the Kabar Slalu newspaper (1924), part of National Library Board’s historic newspapers programme. CSV fields cover issue and page identifiers, article titles, and contributors, enabling historians to locate colonial-era Malay press coverage in Singapore.
Bibliographic index of digitised Singapore Standard newspaper articles from 1950 to 1953, published by the National Library Board in CSV format. Metadata includes issue, page, and article identifiers for colonial-era press research. Part of NLB historic newspapers resources; enquiries via [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle (1921–1925), with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate colonial-era press coverage preserved under NLB’s newspapers digitisation programme.
Catalogue of digitised Straits Observer (Singapore) newspaper articles from 1874 to 1876, published by the National Library Board in CSV with issue, page, and article metadata. Part of NLB’s historic newspaper corpus for Singapore history, journalism, and heritage research.
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser newspaper pages from 1905 to 1907, with issue and page identifiers. Historians explore early twentieth-century Singapore press history in NLB’s digitisation programme; enquiries: [email protected].
Bibliographic index of digitised articles from the Malacca Guardian newspaper covering 1928 to 1929, part of National Library Board’s historic newspapers programme in CSV with issue, page, and title fields. Historians locate colonial-era press coverage; enquiries to [email protected].
Bibliographic CSV index of digitised Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle newspaper articles (1931–1935) from the National Library Board’s historic newspapers programme. Fields include issue dates, page and article identifiers, titles, and contributor metadata for colonial-era press research in Singapore.
Digitised newspaper article index for Indo-Chinese Patriot (1900) from the National Library Board historic press programme. CSV bibliographic fields aid research on early Chinese-language journalism in colonial Singapore.
Bibliographic index of digitised Straits Echo newspaper articles (1915–1918) from the National Library Board’s historic newspapers programme. CSV metadata helps historians locate colonial-era press coverage; enquiries via [email protected].
Search digitised articles from the Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) published between 1942 and 1945 in the National Library Board catalogue. CSV metadata include issue and page identifiers, article titles, first-50-word excerpts, and contributors for WWII-era Singapore newspaper research. The open list supports historical discovery of NLB’s NewspaperSG digitisation programme for materials at least 70 years old.
Bibliographic index of digitised Malaya Tribune newspaper articles from 1929 to 1933, published by the National Library Board in CSV format. Fields cover issue and page identifiers, article titles, and contributors, enabling historians to locate colonial-era press coverage in Singapore. Part of NLB’s historic newspapers programme for materials published 70 years ago or longer; enquiries via [email protected].
National Library Board metadata for digitised Sunday Standard newspaper articles from 1950 through 1953, part of Singapore’s open heritage newspaper programme. Fields include newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, article title, first 50 words of text, edition, issue date, and contributor. Historians and genealogists search early post-war reporting while respecting NLB’s 70-year digitisation policy window. Coverage metadata spans March 2024 to March 2025 for cataloguing updates.
National Library Board CSV of digitised Singapore Weekly Herald newspaper articles from 1888–1889, part of NLB’s historic press corpus published 70 years ago or longer. Columns include issue and page identifiers, article title, opening text, and contributor. Historians and cultural researchers search late-19th-century Singapore news; enquiries: [email protected].