Bundaberg Regional Council

Reference Section and Newspapers

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Newspapers

Newspapers on Microfilm

Reference Section

Newspapers

Newspapers may be read only in the Library. We hold the major national papers and the major papers from the eastern states, as well as a selection of regional Queensland papers. The papers are kept in the Library for 3 months, with the exception of the Bundaberg News-Mail which is archived on microfilm and available for perusal (please make a booking at the desk to use the microfilm reader). The current week's papers will be available at the front of the Library, and the previous months will be available upon request at the Enquiries counter. We hold the following newspapers:

The Age	The Australian	Bundaberg News-Mail	Central Queensland News
The Courier Mail	Financial Review	Fraser Coast Chronicle	Gladstone Observer
Guardian	Isis Town and Country	Mackay Daily Mercury	North Queensland Register
Queensland Country Life	Rockhampton Morning Bulletin	Sydney Morning Herald	Toowoomba Chronicle

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Newspapers on Microfilm

Newspaper	Holdings
Bundaberg Star	1 Jan 1895 - 29 Jun 1895
Bundaberg & Mt Perry Mail & General Advertiser	17 Feb 1876 - 26 Dec 1879 16 Jan 1885 - 9 Dec 1892
The Bundaberg Mail & Burnett Advertiser	12 Dec 1892 - 28 Feb 1925 Missing: 1906; Jul - Dec 1924
The Daily Times	1 Jan 1930 - 12 Feb 1938
Bundaberg Daily News	30 Nov 1907 - 31 Jul 1925
Bundaberg Daily News & Mail	1 Aug 1925 - 14 Nov 1942 Missing: Oct-Dec 1925; 1 Jan-1Apr 1927; Apr-Jun 1928; 1 Oct-31 Dec 1928; 1 Jan-30 Jun 1932; Jan-Mar 1934; Jul-Sep 1934; 1 Jul 1938-Sep 1941
Bundaberg News-Mail	16 Nov 1942 - Present Day Missing: 23 Jul 1949; Apr-Dec 1947; 1948 Jul-Sep 1955; Jan-Apr 1956; 1 Jul-31 Dec 1999
Burnett Argus (Gayndah)	28 Apr 1862 - 6 Nov 1869 7 Jan 1875 - 27 Dec 1879
Isis Town & Country	20 Oct 1988 - 21 Dec 1995
Mt Perry Mail (Burnett, Wide Bay & Bundaberg Advertiser	25 Jan 1872 - 30 Dec 1875
The Drum	5 May 1977 - 27 Dec 1979 1 Jan 1981 - 14 Jul 1993
The Guardian	19 Jul 1993 - 30 Jun 1999 5 Jan 2000 - Present Day
Notes: We do not have a complete archive of every issue of every local paper. Some dates, months, years, within our collection may be absent. Where possible the dates that are missing have been noted here. We receive our copies from the State Library in Brisbane. We have exactly the same copies as they hold. You must book at the front desk to use the microfilm readers. Printing available at cost.

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Reference Section

The Library's comprehensive Reference Section contains useful texts on a variety of topics. The Dewey Decimal call number that is used in the Reference Section is also applicable in other non-fiction sections of the Library. So, if you find something you like in the Reference Section, you can check the other sections under the same call number to see if there is anything else of interest and available for loan. Remember: items in the Reference Section are not available for loan.

A SELECTION OF THE MAIN REFERENCE TEXTS AND TOPICS

R031 WOR	World Book Encyclopedia
R032.02 GUI	Guinness World Records [Online]
R070.520994 AUS	Australian Writer's Marketplace
R220 HOL	King James Holy Bible
R291 WOR	World Religions
R301	Sociology
R305.8s	World Cultures
R319.4 YEA	Year Book Australia
R331.702 JOB	Job Guide Queensland [Online]
R338.702594 BUS	Business Who's Who of Australia
R349.943 QUE	Queensland Law Handbook
R355	Military History
R364.15s	Bushrangers
R378.94	University Guides
R391.009	World Costume
R398.20994	Folklore/Fairytales
R419.0321 SIG	Signs of Australia (AUSLAN)
R423	Dictionaries
R423.1	Thesauri
R433 - 499	Foreign Language Dictionaries
R503 - 509	Science
R551.2s	Earthquakes/Volcanoes
R581 / 582s	Botany/Trees/Shrubs/Weeds
R595	Insects
R597s	Fish/Reptiles
R598s	Birds
R599	Mammals
R610.3 / 616.024	Medical Dictionaries
R615.1194 UPF	The Australian Drug Guide...
R635s	Gardening
R636.089	Veterinary
R641s	Food and Wine
R709.94	Art
R720s	Architecture
R737.409	Coins and Currency
R737.223	Coins, Medals, Military Awards
R745.1075	Antiques
R769.56	Stamps
R780.3 / 781.6s	Music
R791.43s	Film and Cinema
R796s	Sport
R796.48	Olympic Games
R808.882	Quotations
R809s - 820s	Literature/Poetry
R909.8 SBS	SBS World Guide [Online]
R912s	Street/Road Maps and Directories
R920.02	Biography
R920.094 AUS	Australian Dictionary of Biography [Online]
R940.3	World War I
R940.53	World War II
R994 AUS	Australian Encyclopedia
R994.0049915 ENC	Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia
At the end of the Reference Section: Atlases Queensland Government Gazette Hansard (also available on the Internet) - Queensland Hansard Federal Hansard Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publications ABS Web Site

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