Newspapers
Newspapers are available in a variety of formats from your local library branch.
Subscription Databases
Current and back copies of newspapers are available using our subscription databases on the Internet. Newspaper databases are:
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
This database contains full text articles from the following newspapers:
Sydney Papers
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- The Daily Telegraph
National Papers
- The Australian
Interstate Papers
- The Advertiser (Adelaide)
The Advocate (Perth)
The Age (Melbourne)
The Courier Mail (Brisbane)
The Mercury (Hobart)
The Northern Territory News (Darwin)
This database can be used both at home and in the library.
To access the Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre, please click on the icon below. You will need to enter your library card number in the password box. Your library card number is printed on the reverse of your card under the barcode. Please use a capital C and omit any spaces.
Log into ANZRC
Factiva
Factiva provides access to all of the newspapers listed above, plus the Central Coast Express (July 2001- present) and many international papers such as the New York Times.
This database also has a "Newsstand" where you can browse the current edition of major Australian and International papers (click on News Pages to access this feature).
This database can only be used in the Library.
To access Factiva, please click on the icon below.
Log in to Factiva
Newspapers on the web
Most major newspapers have the current day's paper available free for viewing on the internet.
Major Australian daily newspapers:
Interstate and International newspapers
- Online newspapers website
Choose a region or country from the menu
Historic/archived newspapers
- Google News Archive Search
Newspaper title can be entered in the "Source" field to search a particular paper
Hard copy of newspapers
The following newspapers are available in hard copy (original paper format)
| Sydney Morning Herald (Mon-Fri) | Australian Financial Review (Mon-Fri) | Daily Telegraph (Mon-Fri) | The Australian (Mon-Fri) | |||
| Gosford | Gosford | Gosford | Gosford | |||
| Erina | Woy Woy | Erina | Erina | |||
| Woy Woy | Kincumber | Woy Woy | Umina | |||
| Umina | Umina | |||||
| Kincumber | Kincumber | |||||
| Niagara Park | ||||||
| Kariong | ||||||
| Wyoming |
| Sunday Telegraph | Sun Herald | |
| Erina | Gosford | |
| Woy Woy |
Gosford Library also holds back copies of newspapers
- Sydney Morning Herald: current month plus previous month
- Australian Financial Review: current month plus previous month
- Daily Telegraph: current month plus previous month
- The Australian: current month plus previous month
- Central Coast Express Advocate: current month plus previous 5 months
Microfilm
Historic editions of newspapers are available at Gosford Library, 118 Donnison St Gosford. To access these papers you will need to book a microfilm reader by phoning 4304 7500 or at the Information Desk.
- Sydney Morning Herald: 1831 - 2002
- Central Coast Express: 1952 - present year
- Gosford Times: 1897 - 1961 (substantial gaps pre-WWI and 1940s)
- Woy Woy Herald: 1969 - 1974
Other historic local papers are available: please ask at the Information desk or the Local Studies Librarian at Gosford branch.