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Post by kellytica on Jun 18, 2009 8:13:24 GMT
This British Library Datasbase of forty nine19th Century Newspapers has gone online in the UK this morning newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/The link takes you to the login/ registration screen. There is a charge both for viewing & downloading Daily £6.99 - 100 downloads 7 Day £9.99 - 200 downloads. This is the same resource released in the US about 18 months ago which had free access for a few months. Free access is still available in any British Library reading room - I think the nearest is Boston Spa. |
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Post by fsharpminor on Jun 18, 2009 8:29:09 GMT
I am in possession of a 'Souvenir' edition of the Keighley News published in 2007.
It contains selected pages from a number of editions over the years, including 1862 (first edition), 1901 (Queen Victorias death), 1912, 1918, 1937 (KRLFC at Wembley), 1945 (VE Day), 1956 (Fire at Eastwood Mills), 1962 (Mechanics fire), 1968 (Worth Valley Railway), 1970 (new Airedale Hospital) and 1981(new probe on Ripper, and the murder near Slippery Ford), 2000 (floods)
Obviously there is a huge amount of stuff here that would be appropriate for this site, but I am not sure how best to handle it. I could feed a few snippets through from time to time but thats about all I would have time for ! I haven't even read it properly yet. Perhaps Jan or Andy could advise, maybe it should be in a separate thread on the Keighley News
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Post by kellytica on Jun 18, 2009 14:31:34 GMT
Update to my earlier post -
It is possible with a valid Bradford Libraries Lending card to access the database & dowload for free.
The Libraries service have a leaflet available.
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Post by fsharpminor on Jun 26, 2009 9:49:03 GMT
From ad on front page of first edition Keighley news, April 5th 1862:- TORMENT OF WASH DAYS AT ENDby recent improvements to S.BRIGGS & Co Patent Washing Machines One woman and one girl can wash and and wring 450 shirts in a day. (  ) Can be seen in daily operation at 49 Corporation St, Manchester and opposite St. Georges Hall , Bradford Catalogues free on application.Old machines taken in part exchange. remember S. Briggs & Co, Dalton Works, Keighley (may post more later) |
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Post by fsharpminor on Jun 26, 2009 9:59:50 GMT
Just another snippet from the same first edition:-
MESMERISM
Mr Smalley will give his wonderful mesmeric demonstrations in the PROTESTANT HALL, every evening next week (except Wednesdays) beginning at 8 o'clock.
Front seats 6d, Second seats 4d , Gallery 2d.
(on the Wednesday Mr S. will be at the Lecture Hall , Shipley)
(as a matter of interest , where was the Protestant Hall ??)
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