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Newspapers

Our libraries stock a range of newspapers including local and major NSW dailies. The Central Reference Library also receives major regional NSW and interstate newspapers. Past copies of newspapers are stored for research purposes.

Past issues of newspapers are available on microfilm, CD-ROM or Online. The Library subscribes to a number of databases that contain articles from Australian and overseas newspapers. ANZ Reference Center, ANZ Newsstand and Factiva contain complete articles from many Australian and overseas newspapers. You can find articles on a particular subject or search for articles that appeared on a particular date.

Branch holdings of daily newspapers are listed below:

Central Reference Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Australian Financial Review Daily Telegraph
Central Lending Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Daily Telegraph
Corrimal District Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Australian Financial Review Daily Telegraph
Dapto District Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Daily Telegraph
Warrawong District Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Daily Telegraph
Thirroul Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald Australian Daily Telegraph Australian Financial Review
Unanderra Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald
Helensburgh Library	Illawarra Mercury Sydney Morning Herald

The Central Reference Library also holds the following interstate and NSW newspapers

Newcastle Herald	Current month
The Age	Current month
Canberra times	Saturday edition only Current month
Courier Mail	Current month
The Advertiser	Wednesday and Saturday editions only Current month
Hobart Mercury	Friday and Saturday editions only Current month
Northern Territory News	Saturday edition only Current month
West Australian	Saturday edition only Current month
The Land	Current month

The following local newspapers are held permanently in the Local Studies Library

Wollongong Advertiser
Shellharbour Advertiser
Kiama Advertiser
Wollongong & Northern Leader
Lake Times
Kiama Independent

Last Modified: 1/12/2009

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Find a newspaper article online

If you are accessing these newspapers from home you will need to enter the barcode number from the back of your library card

Illawarra Mercury
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian
Daily Telegraph
Sun Herald
Sunday Telegraph

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