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Datasets by National Library Board

109 datasets

CSV 37.4K rows

Newspapers-Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun)-1942 to 1945

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.

National Library Board
CSV 258.2K rows

Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1929 to 1933

Bibliographic index of digitised Malaya Tribune newspaper articles from 1929 to 1933, published by the National Library Board in CSV format. Fields cover issue and page identifiers, article titles, and contributors, enabling historians to locate colonial-era press coverage in Singapore. Part of NLB’s historic newspapers programme for materials published 70 years ago or longer; enquiries via [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 24.2K rows

Newspapers-Sunday Standard-1950 to 1953

National Library Board metadata for digitised Sunday Standard newspaper articles from 1950 through 1953, part of Singapore’s open heritage newspaper programme. Fields include newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, article title, first 50 words of text, edition, issue date, and contributor. Historians and genealogists search early post-war reporting while respecting NLB’s 70-year digitisation policy window. Coverage metadata spans March 2024 to March 2025 for cataloguing updates.

National Library Board
CSV 587 rows

Newspapers-Singapore Weekly Herald-1888 to 1889

National Library Board CSV of digitised Singapore Weekly Herald newspaper articles from 1888–1889, part of NLB’s historic press corpus published 70 years ago or longer. Columns include issue and page identifiers, article title, opening text, and contributor. Historians and cultural researchers search late-19th-century Singapore news; enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 109.6K rows

Newspapers-Morning Tribune-1946 to 1949

National Library Board CSV of digitised Morning Tribune newspaper articles from 1946 to 1949, with issue and page identifiers, article titles, opening text, and contributors. Historians and heritage researchers search post-war Singapore press coverage via NLB’s digitised archive. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 1,111 rows

Newspapers-Straits Chinese Herald-1894

National Library Board CSV listing digitised articles from the Straits Chinese Herald (1894), with newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, edition, article title, contributor, and opening text snippets. Coverage aligns to NLB’s open-access newspaper programme for materials at least 70 years old. Historians and genealogists explore Singapore’s late-19th-century press and community voices. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 1,444 rows

Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1879

National Library Board CSV of digitised articles from the Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle for 1879, part of NLB’s open newspaper corpus published 70 years ago or longer. Columns cover newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, dates, article titles, first-50-word text snippets, and contributors. Historians and digital-humanities users search colonial-era Straits press. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 361.4K rows

Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1934 to 1938

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Malaya Tribune articles from 1934 to 1938, with issue, page, title, contributor, and text snippet fields. Historians studying interwar Singapore and Malayan public discourse use this NLB newspaper corpus. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 18.1K rows

Newspapers-Malayan Saturday Post-1924 to 1928

National Library Board CSV of digitised Malayan Saturday Post articles from 1924 to 1928, with issue metadata, titles, contributors, and opening text. Cultural historians exploring leisure and periodical culture in colonial Malaya rely on this NLB open dataset. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 24.2K rows

Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1922 to 1926

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) covering 1922 to 1926, listing issues, pages, titles, contributors, and article text snippets. Supports historical research on colonial-era Singapore and Malayan press. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 33.6K rows

Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1917 to 1920

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) covering 1917 to 1920, with issue, page, title, contributor, and opening-text fields. Historians and journalists researching early twentieth-century Malaya and Singapore use this open-access newspaper corpus. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 196.8K rows

Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1914 to 1918

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Malaya Tribune covering 1914 to 1918, with issue, page, and article metadata from National Library Singapore collections published 70 years ago or longer. Historians research World War I–era Malayan and Singapore press; enquiries: [email protected].

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GEOJSON

Street and Places

National Library Board GeoJSON layer mapping streets and places in Singapore, supplied as geographic features ready for GIS and web mapping tools. Coming from the National Library Board, the layer is typically used to locate named streets and places referenced in library, local history and heritage resources. Researchers, educators and app developers can overlay it on Singapore basemaps to support place-name research, heritage trails, digital exhibitions and wayfinding projects.

National Library Board
CSV 403 rows

Newspapers-Comrade-1946

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from Comrade (1946), with newspaper title, issue, page, and article identifiers from National Library Singapore collections published 70 years ago or longer. Historians explore post-war Singapore and Malayan press; enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 68 rows

Newspapers-Prince of Wales Island Gazette-1833

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from the Prince of Wales Island Gazette for 1833, with issue, page, and article identifiers from National Library Singapore collections published 70 years ago or longer. Historians research early Penang and Straits Settlements journalism; enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 163.9K rows

Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1919 to 1923

National Library Board CSV index of digitised Malaya Tribune newspaper articles from 1919 to 1923, with issue metadata, article titles, first-50-word excerpts, and contributors. Researchers explore interwar Malayan press history through NLB digitised holdings (70+ years old). Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 98.4K rows

Newspapers-Straits Echo-1910 to 1914

National Library Board CSV index of digitised Straits Echo newspaper articles from 1910 to 1914, with issue and article identifiers, titles, first-50-word excerpts, and contributors. Historians search early twentieth-century Straits press coverage preserved by NLB (materials published 70+ years ago). Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 88.0K rows

Newspapers-Indian Daily Mail-1949 to 1953

National Library Board CSV index of digitised Indian Daily Mail newspaper articles from 1949 through 1953, with issue metadata, page numbers, and article titles. Supports early post-war Singapore and Indian community press research in NLB’s heritage programme. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 636 rows

Newspapers-Straits Daily Advertiser-1900

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Straits Daily Advertiser articles from 1900, with newspaper title, issue and page identifiers, article titles, and opening text snippets. Supports turn-of-the-century Singapore press discovery. Enquiries: [email protected].

National Library Board
CSV 227.2K rows

Newspapers-Morning Tribune-1936 to 1941

National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised Morning Tribune newspaper articles from 1936 through 1941, with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate pre–World War II Singapore English-press coverage in NLB’s heritage digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].

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