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SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD website.

FROMTOPUBLICATION DETAILS
18 April, 18312 July, 1838Monday, Thursday (as the Sydney Herald. The name was changed to the Sydney Morning Herald on August 1st, 1842.)
5 July, 183830 September, 1840Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1 October, 1840present dayMonday, Wednesday, Friday


GENERAL COMMENTS FOR THIS NEWSPAPER

The issue for Saturday May 4th, 1957 has page 52 (the BDM page!) from the issue of Saturday May 11th filmed instead.

The issue for Monday January 27th, 1964 has only pages 1-27 filmed, and the BDM notices are on p28, as per the Classified Index.

The issue for Thursday May 18th, 1972 has the date of May 17th, 1972 on the page containing the death notices. Other pages in this issue are dated correctly.

The issue for Monday January 30th, 1984 has the date January 27th, 1984 on the page containing the death notices. Other pages in this issue are dated correctly.

The issue for Wednesday November 25th, 2009 has the front page dated Thursday November 25th. Other pages in this issue are dated correctly.

The following issues are missing from the microfilm:

1849: Nov 16th;
1851: Jan 3rd; Mar 13th; Apr 14th, 19th; May 10th, 28th; Jun 5th, 28th; Jul 12th, 19th, 23rd; Sep 9th, 12th; Oct 4th, 7th, 30th; Dec 31st;
1852: Jan 26th; Feb 17th; Mar 10th, 18th, 23rd; Jul 22nd; Oct 14th; Dec 10th;
1853: May 19th; Jul 1st; Dec 14th, 19th;
1854: Jan 6th, 17th; Feb 1st, 2nd; May 4th;
1855: May 10th; Dec 15th;
1856: Jan 1st (illegible print);
1859: Oct 21st;
1866: Mar 30th;
1877: Jul 20th; Sep 13th;
1879: March 28th; Sep 20th (Funerals), 22nd (Deaths); Dec 3rd (part Funerals);
1880: Jan 3rd; Dec 17th (funerals), 18th (deaths);
1951:Mar 23rd;
1952: May 19th;
1962: Feb 21st, 23rd; Dec 7th;
1964: Mar 21st;
1966: Feb 26th; Sep 17th (deaths);


RANGE OF NOTICES INDEXED
Death NoticesFrom April 18th, 1831 to May 10th, 20121443337
Funeral NoticesFrom February 28th, 1845 to January 30th, 2012 68557
ObituariesFrom April 27th, 1846 to May 10th, 2012 9872
Legal NoticesFrom February 7th, 1842 to January 8th, 2010 13

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SOME STATISTICS

TOTAL NUMBER OF SYDNEY MORNING HERALD NOTICES INDEXED: 1,521,796

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