Local newspapers index

The Newspaper Index is a selective index to the Coffs Coast Advocate newspaper.

The index contains citations only and some records also provide a brief abstract. 

When you find an article you are interested in, you can use the Coffs Harbour Library's microfilm/fiche reader to view the relevant copy of the Coffs Harbour Advocate. 

The following articles and notices are indexed:

  • features
  • editorials
  • letters
  • obituaries
  • birth notices
  • death notices

The following articles and notices are NOT indexed:

  • advertisements
  • marriage notices
  • daily weather reports
  • classifieds and similar

To search The Newspaper Index, simply choose the "Newspaper Index" option from the quick-find drop-down menu of the Library Catalogue before searching.

Screen capture of a Newspaper Index search in the Library Catalogue:

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Background:

The Library received grant funds from the Library Council of NSW which enabled it to comprehensively index this newspaper from May 1993 to 2003.

In 2009, more than a thousand additional index records were added for significant feature articles on a broad range of topics, dating back to around 1900.

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