Newspapers-Straits Observer (Singapore)-1874 to 1876
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 4,096 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
Catalogue of digitised Straits Observer (Singapore) newspaper articles from 1874 to 1876, published by the National Library Board in CSV with issue, page, and article metadata. Part of NLB’s historic newspaper corpus for Singapore history, journalism, and heritage research.
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
- 4,096
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE STRAITS OBSERVER. p/BLISIJED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. VOLUME 11. EW mJi... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | liniSlHimoß(^ R Cui! BC *< ill UM li< ADVE Rn3EMEXT3./ EtotfctHflm.... /mo... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.2.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | I CHARTERED MERCa/'ILE^LNK OF INDIA, LONDOnInD CHINA. (Incobporated bt l*At Chau... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.2.3 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 | NETHERLANDS J DIA STEAM NAVIGATION COM ,NY LIMITED. Head Oitice, 13 kCiTM Fblahs... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.2.4 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 | THE QUEI.N INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital Two Millions St:klibo. Oi-fice. QorEs lubu... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.2.5 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 | B- ULLMANN, Jewellery axd Watch EsTAßLisaMm, Fakct and Geneh ax Goods STORE. 60,... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.3 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN article in the Da* y -iay last, is apparently m\Ai the spirit at the fac... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.4 | Local. | Local. Mails will close tomorrow for Hon^Ki^ •ml Shanghai pfT Afamemnnn at 7 s i... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.4 | 4 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.5 | Untitled | IPRHPru^ heavy atreigtu i i-vitdb!e law of "instead of swinging uo further dutie... | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18741111-1 | 11 November 1874 | 1 | straitsobserver18741111-1.1.4 | 4 | straitsobserver18741111-1.2.6 | THE PRINCE OF WALES. | THE PRINCE OF WALES. For a long time rumours, occasionally taking the form of Je... | 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 |