Newspapers-The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle-1894 to 1896
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 1,949 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 catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle (1894–1896), with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate mid-1890s Straits Settlements press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [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
- 1,949
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.1 | Masthead | The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATU... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | H, 8 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIShTION COMPANY, LIMITED. ',p‘\!lVnm''rf E iaoo KOMI... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.3 | THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE COLONIAL SECRETARY’S LETTER. | THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE COLONIAL SECRETARY’S LETTER. After careful consi... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.4 | THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW. | THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW. Theue is very little fco he said in favour of the year... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.5 | THE NEW RULE CONCERNING LICENSED HOUSES. | THE NEW RULE CONCERNING LICENSED HOUSES. Tim proprietors of all iho minor public... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.6 | MR. W. H. READ ON THE C. D. O. | MR. W. H. READ ON THE C. D. O. The following letter to the Fffi'or nppeurs in th... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.7.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. PCliUSilKii EVHI WKOMSSSt.Vi AMI MTII! MV ETEXIMi. K>... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.8 | A NEW DEPARTURE. | A NEW DEPARTURE. E. r C. Egress» Many years ago two Straits Settlements resident... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.9 | ENGLAND AND THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. | ENGLAND AND THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. An American View. The belief that the p... | NA |
| The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle | straitsindependent18940103-1 | 3 January 1894 | 1 | straitsindependent18940103-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsindependent18940103-1.2.10 | JAPAN GOING ON A GOLD BASIS. | JAPAN GOING ON A GOLD BASIS. The Hongkong Daily Press in commenting upon the tel... | 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 | No |
| Page number | Text | Yes |
| Article id | Text | No |
| Article title | Text | No |
| Article text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | No |