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Some of Australia's most popular newspapers now available online through Wellington Shire librariesPeople can read the newspapers from any library or at home with a library card. By news@gippsland - 22nd September 2021 - Back to News New and archived versions of some of Australia's most popular newspapers are just a click away, with a digital collection now available through Wellington Libraries. Access Australia 2021, from NewsBank, provides daily online access to current and archived issues of 665 full-text newspapers, including PDF image editions of the Herald Sun, The Age, The Weekly Times and The Australian. 
Victoria 1956 Newspaper's coverage of the water polo match between Hungary and Russia, Melbourne, Victoria, 1956/ Bruce Howard - Olympic Games, Melbourne Browse and readAccess Australia 2021 enables library users to easily read and browse each day's papers or search current and archived news articles, editorials, reviews, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries and a variety of special sections. It can be used for general reference or to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business, sports, real estate and much more. To access the service visit the library-e-resources, or email library@wellington.vic.gov.au for more information. 
The newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats Pictures from National Library of Australia website.
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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