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Newspapers are a wonderful source of biographical information. They can also help explore the social history of a particular time and place leading to a richer and more interesting family history.

Library Holdings

We hold the following newspapers for Victoria. Some are available in the Genealogy Centre on the 1st floor and others are held in the stack area and need to be requested through our online paging system. Please see staff at the information desk if you need help.

Title	Dates held
Melbourne Argus	1846-1848
Argus	1848-1948
Age	1854 onwards
Australasian	1866-1920 and 1934-1946
Australasian Post	1947-1955

Indexes

We hold indexes to the Argus newspaper in various formats for the periods 1846-1869 and 1910-1949. To find these, try searching our online catalogue using the keywords argus + indexes.

Argus Index 1870-1879
Use this website to search for articles in the Argus newspaper 1870-1879.

Genealogical societies also often produce indexes to names and notices appearing in newspapers. To find these, try searching our online catalogue using the keywords indexes + newspapers + victoria.

Websites

Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954
The following newspaper titles are currently being digitised by the National Library:

• Melbourne Argus
• Argus

This website is not yet complete but new material is being added all the time.