Australian Newspaper (Examiner)
Australian newspaper archive
History
The Examiner has been Launceston's daily newspaper since 1842, making it one of the oldest continuously published papers in Australia. Based in Tasmania's second-largest city, the paper served the northern half of the island state, covering agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, and community affairs across the Tamar Valley and beyond.
This collection spans 1909 to 1954, giving it one of the longest date ranges in the Australian archive. Early clippings predate powered flight in Tasmania, capturing mystery light and aerial phenomenon reports from an era when witnesses had no conventional aircraft to blame. Later items cover the intense 1950 to 1954 sighting wave that swept across both Tasmanian cities and rural districts.
Browse the Collection
Two ways to explore: by issue (covers, decade-grouped) or by article (search across the run).
51 articles catalogued, grouped by issue
