Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1926 to 1930
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 154,337 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
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.
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
- 154,337
- 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 | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.1 | Masthead | Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 1. V... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.10.1 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 | j* Jljwß WWIMMwi Major. &fcr Army Club Cigarettes SANDHURST size sO’s in airt... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.10.2 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 | 1/ART/ns M/* PILLS. I APIOL STEEL R Sureandcertain for all Female I complaints.... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.10.3 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 | '~-‘5 r' (gx dl i Osh Bk i i I I Robinson Pianos Better value than ever. E Spe... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.11 | THE “RED†CLIDE. | THE “RED†CLIDE. COMMUNISM AND THE “WILD MEN. A DIFFERENCE. By T, L. Scott.... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.12 | HAPPY LITTLE ORPHANS. | HAPPY LITTLE ORPHANS. DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS TREAT. Penang Convent. 01 New Year’... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.13 | RAGGED ROBE. | RAGGED ROBE. EX-MAYORESS COMPLAINS. When Mrs. Catherine Aiderton, Colchester’s... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.14.1 | OMNIBUS INCIDENT. | OMNIBUS INCIDENT. [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette J Sir, —I have read you... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.15 | NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES | NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES HAPPY GATHERING AT E. AND O. Over seven hundred people join... | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19260102-1 | 2/1/1926 | 1 | pinangazette19260102-1.1.4 | 4 | pinangazette19260102-1.2.16 | TRAINING NOTES | TRAINING NOTES IMPRESSIONS FROM THE COURSE. The race course was too hard for spi... | 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 |