Sunday 18 February 2024

British Newspaper Archive passes 74 million pages

The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) has now passed 74 million pages of content, for a project that had intended to deliver 40 million pages! The following are the latest additions for Scotland and Ireland:

Scotland:

Motherwell Times
1961-1982, 1986

Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser
1879

Dundee Weekly News
1986

Shetland Times
1987-2000

Mearns Leader
1949, 1958, 1976-1980

Dalkeith Advertiser
1969-1975, 1977-1978

Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser
1930-1960, 1975-1984

Sunday Post
1951-1971, 1973-1985

Brechin Advertiser
1973-1981

Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser
1963-1973, 1982

Bo'ness Journal and Linlithgow Advertiser
1884, 1888-1889

Arbroath Herald
1988

Kilsyth Chronicle
1986-1987

Bellshill Speaker
1987


Ireland:

Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
1994-1996

Derry Journal
1996

Londonderry Sentinel
1967, 1990, 1996-1997

Chris

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