Trove newspapers: data dashboard¶
Trove's collection of digitised newspapers is always changing – new articles and newspapers are being added by the NLA, while Trove users are busy correcting OCRd text and adding tags and comments. The search you run today might produce different results than the same query did a month ago, a year ago, or ten years ago. Researchers need to understand how these changes affect the queries they make, the results they find, and the arguments they construct. This dashboard helps researchers understand the context of their queries by presenting a snapshot of Trove's digitised newspapers, based on weekly data harvests. It shows Trove's current make up from a number of angles, as well as highlighting recent changes. It is updated every Sunday.
Total articles and user activity¶
| Latest data harvest | 17 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| First data harvest | 24 April 2022 |
| Total harvests | 13 |
| Data | https://github.com/wragge/trove-newspaper-totals/blob/master/data/total_articles_by_activity.csv |
As of 17 July 2022 there are 235,466,138 digitised newspaper articles in Trove.
| Current total | Change since 10 Jul 2022 | Change since 19 Jun 2022 | Change since 24 Apr 2022 | Percentage of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All articles | 235,466,138 | 0 | 273,969 | 954,048 | 100.00% |
| Articles with corrections | 14,059,962 | 18,223 | 72,348 | 204,423 | 5.97% |
| Articles with tags | 4,492,045 | 5,516 | 27,706 | 89,051 | 1.91% |
| Articles with comments | 244,554 | 607 | 2,060 | 5,863 | 0.10% |
Total articles by publication year¶
| Latest data harvest | 10 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| First data harvest | 19 April 2022 |
| Total harvests | 14 |
| Data | https://github.com/wragge/trove-newspaper-totals/blob/master/data/total_articles_by_year.csv |
This chart shows the total number of digitised newspaper articles by year of publication. The distribution will change over time as digitisation priorities shift and more newspapers are added. This chart is useful in understanding how digitisation priorities and copyright restraints have shaped the total newspaper corpus.
Total articles by publication year and state¶
| Latest data harvest | 10 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| First data harvest | 19 April 2022 |
| Total harvests | 14 |
| Data | https://github.com/wragge/trove-newspaper-totals/blob/master/data/total_articles_by_year_and_state.csv |
This interactive chart helps you explore the distribution of articles by both publication year and state. Click on a state in the bar chart or legend to filter the results by year. Click anywhere in the background of the chart to reset. This enables you to compare digitisation patterns in different states and see how they contribute to the whole corpus.
Total articles added since 03 Jul 2022 by publication year and state
This chart shows the total number of digitised newspaper articles added since the previous harvest by year and place of publication. It's useful in seeing how search results from particular time periods and locations might be affected by current digitisation priorities.
Total articles added since 19 Apr 2022 by publication year and state
This chart shows the total number of digitised newspaper articles added since the first harvest by year and place of publication. It's useful in seeing how search results from particular time periods or locations might be affected by recent digitisation priorities.
Article categories¶
| Latest data harvest | 17 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| First data harvest | 20 April 2022 |
| Total harvests | 14 |
| Data | https://github.com/wragge/trove-newspaper-totals/blob/master/data/total_articles_by_category.csv |
| Current total | Change since 10 Jul 2022 | Change since 19 Jun 2022 | Change since 20 Apr 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | 43,731,546 | 6 | 85,036 | 229,839 |
| Article | 163,466,281 | 1 | 170,221 | 673,821 |
| Arts And Culture | 3,734 | 1 | 155 | 364 |
| Classified Advertisements And Notices | 1,438 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Commerce And Business | 3,409 | 10 | 132 | 413 |
| Detailed Lists, Results, Guides | 26,333,668 | 0 | 17,862 | 81,707 |
| Display Advertisement | 465 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Editorial | 14,205 | 66 | 266 | 798 |
| Family Notices | 1,942,726 | 105 | 1,359 | 7,923 |
| Humour | 28,694 | 228 | 459 | 1,186 |
| Law, Courts, And Crime | 9,748 | 28 | 89 | 285 |
| Letters | 12,360 | 23 | 163 | 350 |
| Literature | 35,255 | 40 | 96 | 293 |
| News | 11,267 | 64 | 630 | 849 |
| Obituaries | 11,517 | 48 | 136 | 384 |
| Official Appointments And Notices | 1,082 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Puzzles | 42,253 | 56 | 749 | 2,321 |
| Reviews | 2,045 | 6 | 28 | 64 |
| Shipping Notices | 2,471 | 2 | 6 | 666 |
| Sport And Games | 15,734 | 7 | 331 | 1,194 |
| Weather | 10,560 | 21 | 418 | 1,203 |
Newspaper titles¶
| Latest data harvest | 17 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| First data harvest | 20 April 2022 |
| Total harvests | 14 |
| Data | https://github.com/wragge/trove-newspaper-totals/blob/master/data/total_articles_by_newspaper.csv |
As of 17 July 2022 there are 1,710 different newspapers in Trove.
| Total newspapers | 1,710 |
|---|---|
| Earliest publication date | 05 March 1803 |
| Latest publication date | 19 March 2020 |
Newspapers by state of publication¶
This chart shows the place of publication of newspaper titles in Trove.
Changes in the number of newspapers by state of publication¶
| Current total | Change since 10 Jul 2022 | Change since 19 Jun 2022 | Change since 20 Apr 2022 | Percentage of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46% |
| International | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75% |
| National | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29% |
| New South Wales | 524 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 30.41% |
| Northern Territory | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46% |
| Queensland | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.09% |
| South Australia | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.94% |
| Tasmania | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67% |
| Victoria | 408 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.68% |
| Western Australia | 370 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 21.47% |
Newspapers added since 10 Jul 2022
- No newspapers added in this period.
Newspapers added since 19 Jun 2022
| title_id | title | state | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Baileys Weekly (Perth, WA : 1933 - 1934) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1786 |
| 1787 | The Daily Guardian (Perth, WA : 1937) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1787 |
| 1788 | The Guardian (Perth, WA : 1937 - 1957) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1788 |
| 1792 | The Elswood Observer (Cottesloe, WA : 1931) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1792 |
| 1793 | The Weekly Guardian (Subiaco, WA : 1933 - 1934) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1793 |
| 1796 | The W.A. Freeman's Journal (Irish-Australian Press) (Perth, WA : 1902) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1796 |
| 1798 | W.A. Sporting Record and Dramatic Review (Perth, WA : 1932) | Western Australia | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1798 |
Changes in the number of articles from newspapers since 10 Jul 2022
- No changes in this period.
Changes in the number of articles from newspapers since 19 Jun 2022
| title_id | title | change in articles | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 876 | Bundarra and Tingha Advocate (NSW : 1900 - 1929) | 2,691 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title876 |
| 880 | The Inverell Argus (NSW : 1885; 1894; 1899; 1902 - 1904; 1910; 1914; 1921-1922; 1924) | 339 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title880 |
| 1483 | The Elmore Standard (Vic. : 1882 - 1920 | 34,372 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1483 |
| 1658 | The Preston Mail and District Advocate (Collie, WA : 1932 - 1954) | 20,976 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1658 |
| 1775 | The Berrigan Advocate (Cobram, NSW. : 1891 - 1954) | 59,823 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1775 |
| 1789 | The Farmers' Weekly (Perth, WA : 1947 - 1955) | 36,363 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1789 |
| 1799 | Coonabarabran Times (NSW : 1950-1954) | 14,054 | https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title1799 |
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