2nd December 2013
We are delighted to announce that Leichhardt Library Service has joined
forces with the National Library of Australia to ensure the Balmain Observer
is available for everyone to read now and into the future.
Through the National Library’s Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program,
the Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser 1884 – 1907 has been
digitised and is now available to read online at:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=Balmain+Observer+
In the coming year Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs 1907 -1954 will
be digitised adding further value to the local community.
It is part of a National Library program available to all libraries, community
groups and other organisations, to digitise selected newspaper titles.
Already this service is providing free online access to over 11.5 million pages
from over 600 Australian metropolitan and regional newspapers from every
state and territory. All of the newspapers are fully text searchable.