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 catalogue of digitised The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) articles from 1913 through 1916, with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate World War I–era Straits press coverage in NLB’s open newspaper digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) articles from 1904 through 1907, with issue dates, page and article identifiers, titles, and contributor metadata. Supports early-20th-century Straits Settlements press research in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board index of digitised articles from the Malaya Tribune newspaper published in 1950 and 1951. Each row records the newspaper title, issue identifier, issue date, edition, page identifier and page number, article identifier, article title, the first fifty words of the article text, and the contributor. NLB releases listings of newspaper articles published seventy years ago or longer as part of its effort to preserve and widen access to Singapore's historical print record. Historians, genealogists, journalists, and researchers of Singapore's post-war society and press use the index to locate and cite specific articles. Enquiries can be sent to [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle (1894–1896), with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate mid-1890s Straits Settlements press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Syonan Shimbun Fortnightly articles from 1945, with issue, page, and article metadata. Supports end-of-occupation and early post-war Singapore press research within NLB’s NewspaperSG heritage programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser articles from 1888 through 1889, with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate late-19th-century Malacca and Straits mercantile press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Bintang Timor newspaper articles from 1894, with issue, page, and article metadata plus opening text. Historians explore late-19th-century Malay press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Kabar Uchapan Baru newspaper articles from 1926 through 1931, with issue dates, page and article identifiers, titles, opening text, and contributors. Supports Malay-language press and interwar Singapore historical research. Enquiries: [email protected].
This National Library Board dataset indexes digitised Straits Echo newspaper articles published in 1903 and 1904. Records identify issues, publication dates, editions, pages and articles, with article titles, the first 50 words and contributor information where available. It enables researchers to discover early twentieth-century primary sources on Singapore and the wider Straits region, assess potentially relevant articles and trace them to specific pages in the digitised newspaper collection.
This National Library Board dataset indexes digitised articles from the Straits Advocate published in 1889. Records describe newspaper issues, dates, editions, pages and individual articles, and may include titles, the first 50 words and contributor details. It provides a searchable route into nineteenth-century primary sources on Singapore and the Straits region, helping researchers identify relevant material and connect citations to specific digitised newspaper pages.
This dataset indexes digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle published from 1926 to 1930. Each record can identify an issue, publication date, edition, page and article, with titles, opening text and contributor details where available. It helps historians and other researchers discover primary newspaper sources relating to Singapore, Penang and the wider Straits Settlements, then connect individual records with their digitised pages.
This National Library Board dataset indexes digitised articles from the Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register published between 1832 and 1837. Records identify the newspaper issue, date, edition, page and article, and include article titles, the first 50 words and contributor information where available. Researchers can use it to locate primary sources on early Singapore commerce, society, politics and culture while tracing articles back to specific digitised newspaper pages.
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser articles from 1899, with issue, page, and article metadata plus opening text snippets. Historians locate late-19th-century Straits Settlements press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Straits Mail newspaper articles from 1894–1895, with issue and page identifiers, article titles, first-50-words snippets, and contributors. Historians explore late-19th-century Straits Settlements press coverage via NLB open data (enquiries: [email protected]).
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle articles from 1916 through 1920, with issue metadata, page numbers, and article titles. Supports World War I–era Southeast Asian newspaper research from NLB Singapore’s heritage programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle (1889–1892), with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate late-19th-century Straits Settlements press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Weekly Sun newspaper articles from 1910 through 1913, with issue dates, page and article identifiers, titles, and contributor metadata. Supports early-20th-century Singapore press research within NLB’s open historical newspapers programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Indian Daily Mail newspaper articles from 1946–1947, with issue and page identifiers, article titles, first-50-words text snippets, and contributors. Historians and researchers explore mid-20th-century Singapore press history via NLB’s open newspaper metadata (enquiries: [email protected]).
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Sunday Tribune (Singapore) newspaper articles from 1933 to 1937, with issue and page identifiers and dates. Historians and researchers browse early Singapore press coverage preserved under the library’s 70-year digitisation programme; enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) covering issues from 1908 to 1911, with issue and page identifiers, titles, first-50-word excerpts, and contributors. Historians and cultural researchers explore early twentieth-century Singapore and Straits Settlements press via NLB’s digitised newspaper holdings. Enquiries: [email protected].