Explore Tasmania

Libraries Tasmania, a Principal Partner of Trove, have contributed, funded, and facilitated the digitisation of hundreds of thousands of pages of Tasmanian newspapers – available to everyone, for free, in Trove.

A recent project of theirs has resulted in 15 new titles being added covering 159 years of Tasmanian history. 

Digitisation for Libraries' Tasmania

Libraries Tasmania staff member Ian Morrison, Acting Manager, Collection Development who was a integral part of the project said:

Libraries Tasmania aimed to get all Tasmania titles that were out of copyright, the per 1954 period digitised and on Trove. These papers show not only the State history but also shows the great impact Tasmania had on other states as well. We thought of not only their benefit to Tasmania but also to a global audience researching Australia.

New Libraries Tasmania Titles

• The Advertiser (Hobart, Tas. : 1837 - 1840)
• The Advertiser (Hobart, Tas. : 1861 - 1865)
• Deloraine - Westbury Advocate (Ulverstone, Tas. : 1893 - 1894)
• The Herald of Tasmania (Hobart, Tas. : 1845)
• The Hobart Herald (Tas. : 1880 - 1882)
• The Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861)
• Hobart Town Advertiser : Weekly Edt. (Tas. : 1859 - 1865)
• The Hobart Town Gazette (Tas. : 1825 - 1833)
• The Hobart Town Herald (Tas. : 1845)
• The Hobart Town Herald (Tas. : 1880)
• The Hobart Town Herald and Total Abstinence advocate (Tas. : 1846 - 1847)
• The Hobart Town Herald, or, Southern reporter (Tas. : 1846)
• King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1986
• Saturday Evening Express (Launceston, Tas. : 1924 - 1954)
• Tasmanian Morning Herald (Hobart, Tas. : 1865 - 1866)

Where can I find all Tasmanian newspapers?

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

Or explore more from Libraries Tasmania.

You can also keep your eyes peeled for new titles from the Libraries Tasmania on Trove’s Newspapers and Gazettes coming soon page.