British Newspaper Archive storms past 78 million pages

The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) has just stormed past 78 million pages, with the total at the time of writing being 78,379,006 pages - a massive additon over the last week, with a great deal of Scottish and Irish content.

The following are the latest additions for Scotland and Northern Ireland over the last 30 days, with one of the most interesting additions perhaps being the earliest editions of the Belfast Newsletter from the late 18th century:

Scotland

Ellon Times & East Gordon Advertiser
1991-1994

St. Andrews Citizen
1872, 1993-1994

Arbroath Herald
1981-1982, 1992

Falkirk Herald
1986-1987, 1990

Motherwell Times
1984-1985, 1989, 1992-1994

Musselburgh News
1986-1987

Leven Mail
1965-1974

Cumbernauld News
1994

Kirriemuir Herald
1987

Fife Herald
1988, 1993-1994

Dalkeith Advertiser
1964-1968, 1976, 1979-1982

Fife Free Press
1988-1992

Mearns Leader
1975, 1993-1994

Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser
1985, 1987-1989, 1993-1994

Kilsyth Chronicle
1898-1899

Buteman
1856

Shetland Times
1945, 1962

Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser
1981, 1983-1984

Forfar Dispatch
1953-1958, 1986


Northern Ireland

Larne Times
1992, 2000-2002

Coleraine Times
2000-2001

Londonderry Sentinel
1978-1983, 1988, 1991, 2000-2001

Belfast News-Letter
1768-1769, 1771, 1773-1774, 1781, 1783, 1786, 1804, 1810-1815, 2000, 2002

Ulster Star
2000-2002

Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times
2000-2002

Carrick Times and East Antrim Times
2000-2002

Derry Journal
2000-2002

Ballymena Observer
1985, 1991, 1993, 1995

Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
1990
 

Chris

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