British Newspaper Archive passes 80 million pages - twice its initial target

Congratulations to the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) on reaching over 80 million pages of content - a significant milestone, in that it now offers twice the original target of content, which was set initially as a ten year project by FindmyPast and the British Library to digitise and make searchable some 40 million pages.

For Scotland and Ireland, the following new content has been added over the last 30 days:

Scotland:

Daily Record
1935

John o' Groat Journal
1952

Inverness Courier
1932-1938, 1942, 1957-1967

Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser
1994

Carluke and Lanark Gazette
1988, 1990-1991, 1998

Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties' Advertiser
1892

St. Andrews Citizen
1985, 1995

Kirriemuir Herald
1988

Callander Advertiser
1912-1950

Blairgowrie Advertiser
1858-1859, 1936-1950

Bridge of Allan Gazette
1892-1950

Irvine Herald
1877-1878, 1893-1904, 1906-1950

Kirkintilloch Herald
1987-1989, 1993-1994

Bellshill Speaker
1988-1989, 1992-1994

Jedburgh Gazette
1957-1963


Ireland:

Belfast News-Letter
1801, 1805, 1807-1809

Londonderry Sentinel
1985, 2002

Irish Independent
1940

Louth Standard
1994, 1998

Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
2001-2003

Mid-Ulster Mail
2000, 2002

Portadown Times
1960-1963, 1971-1977, 2000-2001
 

Chris

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