This project by the National Library to scan the nation’s newspapers going back to the nineteenth century has been accessible for nearly a year now. This recent article by Gideon Haigh reminded me to mention it here. As they say on the website:
We are creating a free online service that will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles. This will include newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s, when copyright applies. The first Australian newspaper, published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the Program.
