Australian newspapers--searched and found!

• Author: Berthon, Hilary

Across the nation the search continues for missing Australian newspapers, filling the gaps in the newspaper puzzle which help document Australia's past. This newspaper heritage provides us with valuable insights into Australia's social and political history. Photographs, pictures and even advertisements, can be interesting sources of information about bygone times.

Together, the national, state and territory libraries in Australia have embarked on an ambitious program to recover all the newspapers missing from Australian collections. Conceived by the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) Public Programs and Communications Working Group (PPCWG), this 'Search and Rescue' campaign has been a joint publicity campaign of the national, state and territory libraries. These libraries, all members of the Australian Newspaper Plan (www.nla.gov.au/anplan), have recruited the help of the public in finding newspapers which are missing from the national collection. The campaign has also provided an...