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 Malaya Tribune articles from 1924 to 1928, with issue metadata, page and article identifiers, titles, first-50-word excerpts, and contributors. Researchers study interwar Malaya and Singapore news culture through NLB’s digitised press archive. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Chronicle (1945–1946), part of Singapore’s historic newspaper digitisation for materials published 70 years ago or longer. Researchers explore post-war Singapore history, culture, and public life through issue, edition, and page metadata; enquiries go to [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Malaya Tribune newspaper articles from 1945 to 1949, with issue and page identifiers, article titles, opening text snippets, and contributors. Historians and researchers explore post-war Singapore and Malaya press coverage preserved by NLB (enquiries: [email protected]).
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from The Penang Patriot covering 1898 to 1900, part of NLB's collection of newspapers published 70 or more years ago. Each record lists newspaper title, issue ID and date, edition, page ID and number, article ID and title, the first 50 words of the article text, and contributor. Historians, genealogists and researchers of late nineteenth-century Straits Settlements journalism can use it to locate and cite specific articles.
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle covering 1899 to 1905, part of NLB's collection of newspapers published 70 or more years ago. Each record lists newspaper title, issue ID and date, edition, page ID and number, article ID and title, the first 50 words of the article text, and contributor. Historians, genealogists and researchers of colonial Straits Settlements history can use it to locate and cite specific articles in Singapore's digitised newspaper archive.
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle articles from 1838–1839, with issue, page, and article metadata plus opening text snippets. Historians and researchers discover early Straits Settlements press holdings digitised by the National Library, Singapore; enquiries to [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle newspaper articles from 1886 to 1890, with issue dates, page and article IDs, titles, first-fifty-word snippets, and contributors. Historians explore late-nineteenth-century Straits Settlements news and culture. Materials are 70 years or older. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Daily Advertiser published between 1890 and 1894, with issue metadata and page references. Supports late-19th-century Singapore press research. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV metadata for digitised pages of The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser from 1879, part of NLB’s historic newspaper programme for materials published 70 or more years ago. Historians and cultural researchers explore early regional press coverage. Enquiries: [email protected]
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from the Straits Observer (Singapore) for 1897, with issue and page identifiers, article titles, opening text snippets, and contributors. Researchers of colonial-era Singapore press and public debate can search this NLB historical newspaper open dataset; contact [email protected] for enquiries.
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle covering issues from 1891 to 1897. Fields include newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, article title, first fifty words of text, and contributors. Historians and heritage researchers exploring late nineteenth-century Straits Settlements news, commerce, and society can search Singapore’s open newspaper corpus alongside other NLB historical titles.
National Library Board CSV index of digitised articles from the Straits Eurasian Advocate (1888), part of NLB’s historical newspaper corpus on Singapore heritage. Researchers locate issue, page, and edition metadata for colonial-era press content; enquiries to [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Morning Tribune newspaper articles from 1927, part of NLB’s open access to materials published 70 or more years ago. Researchers trace early 20th-century Singapore news, culture, and public discourse. For enquiries, email [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register published between 1827 and 1831, with issue dates, page identifiers, and titles. Part of NLB’s open newspaper corpus for early Singapore history. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Mid-day Herald newspaper articles from 1895 through 1898, with issue metadata, page numbers, and article titles. Supports colonial-era Singapore news research within NLB’s historical newspaper programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) published between 1927 and 1931, with issue dates, page and article identifiers, and titles. Part of NLB’s open-access newspaper corpus for Singapore history and cultural research. Enquiries: [email protected].
National Library Board CSV index of digitised Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle articles from 1906 through 1910, with issue metadata, page numbers, and article titles. Supports colonial-era Southeast Asian newspaper research from NLB Singapore’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].