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{{Australia-sidebar}}<br>''[[Australia Genealogy|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | {{Australia-sidebar}}<br>''[[Australia Genealogy|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
[[Image:Sydney Herald.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|Sydney Herald.jpg]]The first newspaper in Australia, the weekly Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, began publication in 1802. Other newspapers soon followed. Notices of births, marriages, and deaths; obituaries, military, government and business notices; and news of the day were printed in these newspapers. The [http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954] project is digitizing many early newspapers. | [[Image:Sydney Herald.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|Sydney Herald.jpg]] | ||
The first newspaper in Australia, the weekly Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, began publication in 1802. Other newspapers soon followed. Notices of births, marriages, and deaths; obituaries, military, government and business notices; and news of the day were printed in these newspapers. The [http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954] project is digitizing many early newspapers. | |||
[http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?ned=us&hl=en Google news] has put the Sydney Morning Herald on-line. The images start with 1854 and continue to the present. It is not a complete run but still worth your time. It is free to use and view the newspaper but you cannot print or copy the image. | [http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?ned=us&hl=en Google news] has put the Sydney Morning Herald on-line. The images start with 1854 and continue to the present. It is not a complete run but still worth your time. It is free to use and view the newspaper but you cannot print or copy the image. | ||