Newspapers
eNewspapers and Print Newspapers
City of Sydney Library offers a comprehensive collection of newspapers (online and in-print).
Online Editions
Print Editions
- Sydney and NSW newspapers
- Interstate newspapers
- International newspapers
- Sydney Morning Herald on microfilm
Photograph: Newspapers at Customs House Library.
eNewspapers
Search these newspapers online (back-issues available). Members only. Click on a title to start.
Sydney and NSW eNewspapers
The Sydney Morning Herald (daily) 1996 to present, full-text
Sydney Morning Herald Archives (visit a branch)
Visit a branch to search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1990 and 2006+ in our unique online archive. All articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable and full-text results are returned in an exact digital reproduction of the printed pages as they were originally published. Search birth, death and marriage notices. Explore Australia's history through the big stories of the day. The contents of all issues are fully text searchable and reflect the full context and layout of each page as it was originally published.
The Daily Telegraph online 2001 to present, full-text.
The Herald (Newcastle daily) online 1997 to present, full-text
The Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong daily) online 1997 to present, full-text
The Sun Herald (weekly) online 2001 to present, full-text
The Sunday Telegraph (weekly) 2001 to present, full-text
Interstate eNewspapers
The Advertiser (Adelaide daily) online 2001 to present, full-text
The Age (Melbourne daily) online 1996 to present, full-text
The Australian (daily) Online 2001 to present, full-text
Cairns Post (Queensland Saturday only) online 2004 to present, full-text
Canberra Times (daily) online 2007 to present, full-text
Courrier Mail (Brisbane daily) online 2001 to present, full-text
Herald Sun (Melbourne daily) online 2001 to present, full-text
The Mercury (Hobart) online 2001 to present, full-text
The Sunday Mail (Adelaide weekly) online 2001 to present,
full-text
Sunday Tasmanian (Hobart, Tas) 2001 to present, full-text
Sunday Territorian (Darwin, NT) 2001 to present, full-text
Sunday Times (Perth weekly) online 2004 to present, full-text
Townsville Bulletin (Qld Sat only) online 2004 to present, full-text
International eNewspapers
Sunday Times (Fiji) online only, 2004 to present
New York Times (1985 to present)
San Francisco Chronicle (10/1/2007 to present, Ebsco)
Waikato Times (New Zealand) online only 1996 to present
Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition, 1984 to present)
Sydney and NSW Newspapers (print)
Visit a branch to read these newspapers. ** also available online.
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
- (Weekend) Back issues: 16 weeks Customs House
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Ultimo, Waterloo
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Newtown
- Back issues: 1 week, Glebe Library
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
Australian Chinese Daily 澳洲新報
- Back issues: 1 year, Haymarket
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Waterloo
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Ultimo
Australian New Express Daily 澳洲新快報 (daily)
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket
The Australian Financial Review (daily)
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House, Haymarket
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Kings Cross, Ultimo, Newtown
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
The Australian Jewish Times (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Kings Cross
Australian New Express Daily 澳洲新快報
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Ultimo
Catholic Weekly
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Kings Cross
Chieu Duong (Vietnamese daily)
Christian Science Monitor (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Kings Cross
Daily Chinese Herald (daily) 澳洲日報
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Ultimo and Waterloo
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Newtown
- Back issues: 1 week, Glebe
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
The Glebe (weekly)
Gorizont (weekly - Russian Language)
- Back issues: 3 weeks, Waterloo
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
The Land (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House
National Indigenous Times (fortnightly)
- Back issues: 1 year, Waterloo
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
Sing Tao (Chinese daily) 星島日報
- Back issues: 16 weeks, Customs House
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Kings Cross, Ultimo, Newtown
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
- Back issues: 12 weeks, Customs House
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Kings Cross, Ultimo, Newtown
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
- (Weekend) Back issues: 16 weeks Customs House
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Ultimo, Waterloo
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Newtown
- Back issues: 1 week, Glebe Library
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
Sydney Star Observer (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Kings Cross Library
The Trading Post (Thursdays)
- Back issues: current copy only, Newtown Library
Viet-Luan (Vietnamese language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Waterloo Library
Wentworth Courier (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Kings Cross Library
Interstate Newspapers
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 8 weeks, Customs House
- (Weekend) Back issues: 16 weeks Customs House
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Ultimo, Waterloo
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Kings Cross, Haymarket , Newtown
- Back issues: 1 week, Glebe
- Back issues: current copy only, Town Hall Library Link
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Mackay Daily Mercury (Qld Saturdays only)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Northern Territory News (Saturdays only - weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Note: back issues kept in the 'Advertiser' folder
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
International newspapers
Canada | China | Fiji | France | Germany | India | Indonesia | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Korea | Malaysia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Russia | Singapore | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Thailand | UK | USA
Canada
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
China
Apple Daily Hong Kong 蘋果日報 (daily, Chinese language)
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket Library
Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
The Financial Times (Hong Kong daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Hong Kong Economic Journal 信報-財經新聞 (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Haymarket Library
Ming Pao 明報 (Hong Kong - daily, Chinese language)
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket Library
People's Daily Overseas Edition 人民日報 海外版
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket Library
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
- Back issues: 8 weeks Saturday edition only, Haymarket Library
Ta Kung Pao 大公報 (Hong Kong daily, Chinese language)
- Back issues: 2 weeks, Haymarket Library
Fiji
Fiji Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
France
Le Monde (daily, French language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (daily, German language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
India
The Times of India (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Indonesia
Jakarta Post (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Irish Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Italy
Corriere Della Sera (daily, Italian language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Japan
Asahi Shimbun (daily, Japanese language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
The Japan Times (English language daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Korea
Chosun Ibo (daily, Korean language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Malaysia
New Straits Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
New Zealand
New Zealand Herald (Auckland - daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
The Press (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Post Courier (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Philippines
Philippines Daily Inquirer
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Russia
Argumenty i fakty (weekly, Russian Language)
- Back issues: 3 weeks, Waterloo Library
Singapore
The Straits Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Spain
El Pais (daily, Spanish language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
South Africa
The Star (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter (daily. Swedish language)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Thailand
Bangkok Post (English language daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
United Kingdom
The Scotsman (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
The Guardian (London daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
The Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
USA
Los Angeles Sunday Times (weekly)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
New York Times (daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Wall Street Journal (West Coast edition daily)
- Back issues: 4 weeks, Customs House Library
Newspapers on Microfilm 1831 - 1997
The Sydney Morning Herald
Customs House Library has a complete collection of The
Sydney Morning Herald on microfilm from 18 April 1831 - 20 June 1997.
Last Updated: Monday 14 August, 2006
