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Newspapers and News Sources


Full Text Electronic Newspaper Collections

  • Factiva.com
    Provides fulltext access to significant news items from over 6000 international sources, including more than 100 Australasian sources. Coverage includes articles from newspapers, news wires, press releases, company announcements and journals. Also provides information on companies and industries.
    Factiva.com supports Internet Explorer 5.01 and above for PC, and 5.0 for Macintosh. It also supports but does not recommend Netscape 6.01 and above.
    Factiva.com is available offcampus for current Murdoch staff and students only.
  • Proquest
    Abstracting, full-text and image database which includes ABI/INFORM Global and Academic Research Newspapers.
    Proquest is available offcampus for current Murdoch staff and students only.
  • The Times Digital Archive
    Facsimile images of the complete digital edition of The Times (London) for the period 1785-1985. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
    Off campus access to The Times Digital Archive is available for current Murdoch staff and students only.


Free Newspaper Collections Online

  • Australian Newspapers Online
    National Library of Australia site. Provides access to the home pages and in some cases recent full text of Australian newspapers. Links to many regional newspapers are available. Select by title, state or town.
  • ABYZ News Links
    Portal to online news sources from around the world. Primarily newspapers but also many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies.
  • onlinenewspapers.com
    Newspapers worldwide, by country.


Free Online News Sites


Index to International News Sources

  • Keesing's Record of World Events
    Printed index to national and international current affairs based on information obtained from press, broadcasting, official and other sources.
    Held in the Reference Collection in the Main Library of the Murdoch campus at R 905 K26 1.


Newspapers in Print and on Microfilm

  • Murdoch Library newspaper holdings
    Murdoch Library holds a number of newspaper titles in print and in some cases on microfilm. Most are in the Main Library on the Murdoch campus and some are in the Rockingham Campus Library.