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Can I read old newspapers online?

Can I read old newspapers online?

Read Old Newspapers and Magazines Online. 1. Google News – Google News indexes thousands of newspaper websites from around the world and organizes news in clusters for easy reading. In addition to current news, Google News also offers access to stories published in old newspapers that you can search for free.

Is the BNA free?

From today, one million pages on the British Newspaper Archive site have become free to view, so not requiring any subscription payment. The BNA has over 44 million newspaper pages, mostly British and Irish titles, ranging from 1699 to 2009, or just under 10 per cent of all newspapers held by the British Library.

How much does it cost to use the British Newspaper Archive?

The British Newspaper Archive offers thousands of articles for free with its free to view pages. You can find these by selecting the search filter ‘Free to View’ under Access Type either in Advanced search or in the left hand side of your search results.

How do I find free newspaper archives?

Guides to Online Free Newspapers

  1. Chronicling America: Historic Newspapers.
  2. Elephind.com: Search the World’s Historical Newspaper Archive.
  3. Europeana: Newspapers.
  4. Google Newspaper Archive.
  5. ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers: International Collections.
  6. ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers: United States.

Where does the West Briton newspaper come from?

Northcliffe became part of the Local World group at the end of 2012. The editorial offices are in Truro. However, the West Briton isn’t actually printed in Cornwall any more; since 1993 it’s been printed in Plymouth on the same presses as the Western Morning News. In 1995 it switched to tabloid format.

When was the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser published?

For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive: 1951–95 The West Briton and Royal Cornwall Gazette. This newspaper is published by Reach PLC in Truro, Cornwall, England . It was digitised and first made available on the British Newspaper Archive in Apr 13, 2013 .

When was the West Briton and Cornwall Gazette founded?

It was founded in 1810 as The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. a liberal opposition paper to the Royal Cornwall Gazette, which was founded seven years earlier and which it eventually absorbed in 1951, becoming the West Briton and Royal Cornwall Gazette (having spent 1944-1951 as simply The West Briton ). It adopted its present title in 1995.

What was the name of the British newspaper in Cornwall?

The British Newspaper Archive Royal Cornwall Gazette, from 1800-1949 (required registration The British Newspaper Archive West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1949 (Registration required) The British Newspaper Archive Lake’s Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1899 (Registration required)

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