No 19 – Newspapers

By far the most important web site for researching old Australia newspapers is the National Library of Australia site called Trove. This site has many sections, including old newspapers, which can be seen by clicking on the first link below. Although this page has a search facility, for newspapers it is best to use Trove’s advanced search page, click on second link below

https://trove.nla.gov.au/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

Here you will be able to search and read the following Kilmore papers.

Kilmore Free Press and Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser 1865
Kilmore Free Press and Counties of Bourke and Dalhousie Advertiser 1865-1868
Kilmore Free Press 1870-1954
Kilmore Advertiser 1915-1918

See several images below. Our Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm, although some runs are not complete.

Examiner and McIvor Weekly Journal – limited issues in 1856
Kilmore Advertiser 1874-1934
Kilmore Examiner – limited issues in 1856
Kilmore Free Press 1865-1970
Kilmore Standard of Freedom – five issues in 1855
Lancefield Chronicle 1870-1873
Lancefield Examiner 1872-1882
Lancefield Mercury 1876-1920

Also held are hard copies of

Kilmore Free Press 1966-30 August 2015 (ceased publication)
North Central Review 2004-Present

Grahame Thom, research officer KHS