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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 Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 project is digitizing many early newspapers.

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.

Some compilations have been made of the genealogical information found in early newspapers. The following is an example for Queensland.

Grinly, Merle, and Margaret Belcher, Editors. Crosse- Dunleavy index: births, marriages, and deaths, 1846–1860. Stones Corner, Queensland, Australia: The Genealogical Society of Queensland, 1985. (Family History Library book number 994.3 B32c.)

Family History Library Collection[edit | edit source]

To find newspapers and compilations available in the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - NEWSPAPERS

Bibliographies of existing newspapers are also available. The following is an example:

Newspapers in Australian Libraries: A Union List. Fourth Edition. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1984–1985. (Family History Library Call Number 994 B33n 1984.)

To find newspaper bibliographies, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

AUSTRALIA - NEWSPAPERS - BIBLIOGRAPHY

AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - NEWSPAPERS - BIBLIOGRAPHY

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections[edit | edit source]

An online collection containing this record is located in FamilySearch.org.

A wiki article describing this collection is found at:

Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Websites[edit | edit source]

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+[[Image:Sydney Herald.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px]]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.
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-==Online Resources==
-*'''1800''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50093/ Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-*'''1800s-current''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62224/ Australia, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current] at Ancestry, index only ($)
-*'''1831-2001''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9091 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
-*'''1840-1845''': [http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/search.html Australian Periodical Publications] at NLA.gov.au
-*'''1893-1959''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62733/ Australia, Education Gazettes, 1893-1959] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Australia Newspapers] at Trove; images only ($)
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/australian-lutheran Australian Lutheran] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10450/australian-newspapers Australian Newspapers] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
-*[http://www.bda-online.org.au/mybda/search Biographical Database of Australia] - includes newspaper extracts
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50917/newspaper-press-directory?s=275764761 Newspaper Press Directory] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-===TROVE===
-*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?q= TROVE]<br>
-Trove is an Australian online library database service which includes full-text searching of digitized archived newspapers.<br>
-==Background==
-[[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 [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4701536 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.
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 Some compilations have been made of the genealogical information found in early newspapers. The following is an example for Queensland.
-Grinly, Merle, and Margaret Belcher, Editors. ''Crosse- Dunleavy index: births, marriages, and deaths, 1846–1860''. Stones Corner, Queensland, Australia: The Genealogical Society of Queensland, 1985. (FS Library book number {{FSC|367875|title-id|disp=994.3 B32c}}.)
+Grinly, Merle, and Margaret Belcher, Editors. ''Crosse- Dunleavy index: births, marriages, and deaths, 1846–1860''. Stones Corner, Queensland, Australia: The Genealogical Society of Queensland, 1985. (Family History Library book number {{FHL|367875|title-id|disp=994.3 B32c}}.)
-== Ryerson Index  ==
+== Family History Library Collection  ==
-*http://www.ryersonindex.org
+To find newspapers and compilations available in the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
-"The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries.
+<br>
-"Because the Index was originally created by the Sydney Dead Persons Society, it concentrates on notices from NSW papers. However, the representation from papers from other states continues to grow, with additional papers being regularly added, so that the Index can now truly be considered an Australian index....
-"The index itself cannot by definition be considered a primary source of data, but is purely a research aid to direct the researcher to the original source of a notice."
-== FamilySearch Library Collection  ==
-To find newspapers and compilations available in the FamilySearch Library, look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
 *AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - NEWSPAPERS
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 Bibliographies of existing newspapers are also available. The following is an example:
-*''Newspapers in Australian Libraries: A Union List''. Fourth Edition. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1984–1985. {{FSC|15652|item|disp=FS Catalog books 994 B33n 1984 pts. 1 and 2}}
+*''Newspapers in Australian Libraries: A Union List''. Fourth Edition. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1984–1985. (Family History Library Call Number [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=15652&disp=Newspapers+in+Australian+libraries&columns=*,180,0 994 B33n] 1984.)
-To find newspaper bibliographies, look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
+To find newspaper bibliographies, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
 AUSTRALIA - NEWSPAPERS - BIBLIOGRAPHY
-AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - NEWSPAPERS - BIBLIOGRAPHY<br>
+AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - NEWSPAPERS - BIBLIOGRAPHY
+=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections  ===
+An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1532172 FamilySearch.org.]
-== Websites ==
+A wiki article describing this collection is found at:
-*Newspapers.com.au [http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Guide to Australian Newspapers]
+*[[Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-*[https://www.ryersonindex.org/ Ryerson Index] to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia]
-**National Library of Australia [https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/newspapers Newspapers]
-**[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove] a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia
-*State Library of New South Wales [https://eresources.sl.nsw.gov.au/search?subject%5B%5D=79 Newspapers and media]
-*State Library of Queensland [https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections/information-collections/newspapers Newspapers]
-*State Library of South Australia [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=677 SLSA Newspapers]
-*[https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ State Library Victoria]
+=== Websites  ===
-{{Template:Pros-AU}}
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspapers]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&o_xt=28727949 Ryserson Index]
+*[[Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-[[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Newspapers]]
+[[Category:Australia]]