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Almost every death notice ever published in an Australian paper is
available for researchers to access, if you know where to look.
And fortunately, a surprisingly large (and increasing) number of notices are
available online, for free.
Online Resources
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TROVE, the National Library online site, contains
full digital images of many newspapers published prior to 1956. Check
here first to see if the issue of the paper you want is available.
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Google has digitised many issues of the Sydney Morning Herald for
the years 1956-1989. (Earlier years have also been digitised, but Trove is more complete.)
Unfortunately not every issue has been digitised, but usually at least half of each
year is available. Melbourne's The Age is also similarly covered to the end of 1989.
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The State Library of NSW online service has scanned copies of Sydney Morning Herald issues for
the years 1955-1990. Access is available (for free) to NSW residents only, who must also hold a blue or gold State Library card. These
are available free at NSW SL website and
can be posted out if required.
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Many notices published since the beginning of 2005 are online at
the Fairfax website. All notices published in the past three months are
still online and can be searched. In addition, any notice published prior
to that and which has been "claimed" by a friend or relative is also
online as a Tribute.
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Offline Resources
| Your State Library |
All State Libraries in Australia hold comprehensive microfilm
collections of newspapers published in the home state, and often
also include the larger metropolitan dailies from other states.
These usually include all but the most recent issues, and even
then, new issues are added just as soon as enough issues to fill
a microfilm reel have been collected. In the case of large papers
like the SMH, when a full reel may only contain ten issues, it is
possible to find a reel on the shelf within 6 weeks of issue.
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| Your Local Library |
At the local library level, microfilm copies of papers local to
the library are often kept. These are almost always the same
film reels as are available at the State Library, and are provided
for convenient access by the local community.
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The Last Resort
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If all else fails, request a lookup from the team of Ryerson volunteers.
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This page is owned by Ryerson Index Inc, a non-profit organisation incorporated under the laws of New South Wales, Australia.
The last update was April 5th, 2013.
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