Delve into Victoria

Digitising Victorian newspapers with the State Library of Victoria

The State Library of Victoria, a Principal Partner of Trove, have contributed, funded, and facilitated the digitisation of hundreds of thousands of pages of Victorian newspapers – available to everyone, for free, in Trove.

Every year their projects adds more Victorian Newspapers to Trove. A particular exciting recent project of theirs will result in the Sun News-Pictorial, a Melbourne tabloid which began in 1922 and ran until 1990 when it merged with The Herald to form the Herald Sun becoming available on Trove. The Sun News-Pictorial is a highly used research tool for researchers and more in Victoria, Australia and overseas.   

Digitisation for the State Library of Victoria

Monika Osang, Digitising and Document Delivery Manager, Collection Access, State Library Victoria speaking on the project said:

We are really happy with how the project is going. Our staff are excited as the Sun News-Pictorial is a highly requested item and such a great research tool for people researching Victorian history.

New Victorian Titles

Where can I find all Victorian newspapers?

Browse newspapers and gazettes by state to see the list of Victorian digitised newspaper titles.

Or explore more from the State Library of Victorian Libraries.

You can also keep your eyes peeled for new titles from the State Library of Victoria on Trove’s Newspapers and Gazettes coming soon page.