Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1838 to 1839
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 1,009 records. Fields include Newspaper title, Issue id, Issue date, Edition (10 columns in total). Covers 2024-03-01 to 2025-03-01. Last updated 2024-06-06.
Description
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].
Official description
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]
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2024-03-01 – 2025-03-01
- Rows
- 1,009
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.1 | Masthead | PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE VOL. 1. SATURDAY MORNING, 7th APRIL, 1838.... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.10 | EXPORTS. | EXPORTS. By the Burk L t Denise, t > France, Cleared 36th March.—T\n 7<)()... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.11 | PINING GAZETTE STRAITS CHRONICLE PRICE CURRENT. | PINING GAZETTE STRAITS CHRONICLE PRICE CURRENT. SATURDAY MORNING, 7th APRIL 1838... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.12 | COMMERCIAL REMARKS. | COMMERCIAL REMARKS. IMPORTS FROM EUROPE. Cotton Manufactures—As the Acheen trade... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.13 | Premia of Insurance. | Premia of Insurance. To Europe (not north of Great Britain J3i per cent. do nort... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.14 | Shipping in the Harbour | Shipping in the Harbour Vessel's Names. 1 Ths 1 Commanders. Agents. J| Natives f... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.15 | DEATH | DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH. On Saturday the 31st ultimo, Charles, the Infant Son... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.2 | SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. | SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. April 2. Brig liar let, Lim Kong Eng, from Sing... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.3 | CORRESPONDENCE | CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. Sir, As your journal has eve... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette18380407-1 | 1838-04-07 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette18380407-1.2.4 | FREE SCHOOL RERORT 1837. | FREE SCHOOL RERORT 1837. The Committee of the Penang Free Schools submit to the... | NA |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | Text | Yes |
| Issue id | Text | Yes |
| Issue date | Text | Yes |
| Edition | Text | Yes |
| Page id | Text | Yes |
| Page number | Text | Yes |
| Article id | Text | No |
| Article title | Text | No |
| Article text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | Yes |