Newspapers-Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun)-1942 to 1945
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 37,396 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
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.
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
- 37,396
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE SHONAN TIMES Ho. 1. FEBRUARY 20, SHOW A 17. 5 cents. | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.2 | JAPAN'S POSITION IMPREGNABLE Effect Of Fall Of Singapore | JAPAN'S POSITION IMPREGNABLE Effect Of Fall Of Singapore Gen. Shunroku Hata Issu... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.3 | "British Reverses In Malaya | "British Reverses In Malaya Political Blunder In Colonies Stockholm. THE series... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.4 | British Aircraft Carrier Damaged | British Aircraft Carrier Damaged Lisbon. A BRITISH aircraft carrier limped into... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.5 | AMERICANS' DARK DAYS | AMERICANS' DARK DAYS Buenos Aires. Senator Tom Connolly, chairman of the Senate... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.6 | BATAVIA APPEALS TO AUSTRALIA | BATAVIA APPEALS TO AUSTRALIA Berne, Switzerland. iiTITH the Japanese attack on T... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.7 | REDS SMASHED BY GERMANS | REDS SMASHED BY GERMANS Berlin. AS_a result of the thrust by German forces ,n th... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.8 | Australia Further Isolated | Australia Further Isolated Saigon. AUSTRALIA will be further isolated from the U... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.9 | Enemy Destroyer Sunk Yesterday | Enemy Destroyer Sunk Yesterday A FEW enemy destroyers were sighted to the south... | NA |
| Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun) | syonantimes19420220-1 | 20 February 1942 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.1.1 | 1 | syonantimes19420220-1.2.10 | ENEMY HANGARS DESTROYED | ENEMY HANGARS DESTROYED Vichy. THE United States War Department disclosed that t... | NA |
Preview shows 10 rows and 10 columns. Use the table search or download the CSV for the full data.
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 |