Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1886 to 1890

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Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1886 to 1890

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer from the National Library, Singapore.

These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources.

For enquiries, please email ref@nlb.gov.sg

Data from Mar 2024 to Mar 2025

Last updated 6 Jun 2024

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NewspapersPinangGazetteandStraitsChronicle1886to1890.csv (11.8K rows, 5.1 MB)

Newspaper title Text	Issue id Text	Issue date Text	Edition Text	Page id Text	Page number Text	Article id Text	Article title Text	Article text 1st50words Text	Contributor Text
(Null)0.0% Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle100.0%	(Null)0.0% pinangazette18891203-10.3% pinangazette18890906-10.3% pinangazette18891220-10.3% pinangazette18890726-10.3%	(Null)0.0% 1889-12-030.3% 1889-09-060.3% 1889-12-200.3% 1889-07-260.3%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 315.3% 422.5% 516.9% 616.9%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)91.5% (Straits Times.)0.3% (Government Gazette0.2% (China Mail0.2% (London and China Express0.2%
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.1	1	pinangazette18860105-1.2.1	Masthead	PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ruB&ISBIB I V a K T TUBS MMUHH ESTABLISHED "new SERIES. TUESDAY, -.sth /JANUARY, 1886. VOL.	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.6	6	pinangazette18860105-1.2.10	PRODUCE.	PRODUCE. Tuesday, sth January, 1886. Tin L»riU 8 31.70 steaay. Pepper A cbeen ~19 50 nominal. Pepper West Coast „21 <>o do Nutmegs—,, ilOa. M.oo steady. Basket Sugar 3.00 do. Coprah goodqt ality 3.80 do. White Pepper 29 40 nominal. T pi"ca Flour— 215 do. Tapioca Flake— 4.00 firm. Mace	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.6	6	pinangazette18860105-1.2.11	SHARE MARKET.	SHARE MARKET. Tuesday, sth January, 1886. Straits Insurance Company, Limited. 3 1 00 Phsres, 820 paid up. Mo recent sales, may be quoted ai 37J nominal. The Singapore Insurance Company Limited -3 IDO Shares; *2O paid up. atNomiutl 22 iMaynard and Company, Limited 100 Shares, fully paid up. Nominal at	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.6	6	pinangazette18860105-1.2.12	POLITICAL TELEGRAMS.	POLITICAL TELEGRAMS. [From our Exchangee J Nish, December 20.—The Commission of Military Attuches of the Groat Powers Uhs arrived st Servo-Bulgarian frontier London, December 21, —Lnd Hartington has written a letter declaring he has no knowledge of any scheme lor gianting Home Role to Ireland, and that his views on	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.6	6	pinangazette18860105-1.2.13.1	Page 6 Advertisements Column 1	Sixth Rack. Winners' Handicap for Ponies A forced baodichp for nil winners of 10 per cfint. of their winnings with $5O. added distance R. C. Entrance $5. JOHN A. BROWN, L’onorary Secretary. Penaeg, Blh Deoetnber 1885.	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.7	7	pinangazette18860105-1.2.14.1	Page 7 Advertisements Column 1	TSB DELI LANSKAT I th s c t®X r< S?,^^,°/ the I CIGAR AND CIGARKTI’B S e?™ n ‘or COMPANY. in the good» of i UNDER THE PATRONAGE Noor Mahomed Mo rican, deceased. jffISyS&f&PKL I Jf OF HI& BXCBLLESCY Pursuant to the Trustees’ and Mortga- I U?l ’jB§ SIR FREDERICK	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.8	8	pinangazette18860105-1.2.15.1	Page 8 Advertisements Column 1	z/S/n 77714/7 We JLk 'puil/l FIU/Klo SANCTIONED BY HER MA JEST Y’S GOVERNMENT. Hzl TER, 1 Protected under the T r ade Mark Act” (38 d 39 Viet, ch. 91). THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Th. qww of table water».' 1 IT' r***— Br,tis,< Mkdwal Joc lu H EA LTH APOLLINARIS	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.8	8	pinangazette18860105-1.2.15.2	Page 8 Advertisements Column 2	CLARENDON HOTELS No 2 PENANG HOAD, Seven minutes walk from the Jetty). 'Hie undersigned beg respectfully to in» form the Public that they have purchased tbe above Hotel, and to solicit a fair «hare of patronage and support. Extensive alterations and inprovement. are being made. .Superior accomodation will be offered	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.9	9	pinangazette18860105-1.2.16.1	THE PENANG CENTENARY.	THE PENANG CENTENARY. At the last Committee Meeting of the Penang Association it was decided that the necessary s eps be taken to call a Public Meeting of the inhabitants of this Settlement to be held iu I the Town Hall on Thursday, the 14th instant, at 3 p Mi,	NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle	pinangazette18860105-1	1886-01-05	1	pinangazette18860105-1.1.9	9	pinangazette18860105-1.2.16.2	THE ANNEXATION OF UPPER BURMA.	THE ANNEXATION OF UPPER BURMA. On the morning of the Ist instant, the Government of India issued a proclamation in Rangoon announcing the annexation of Upper Burma to the British Flag and an Imperial saiute of 101 guns was fired t» celebrate the event. Ihe dry was observed as a	NA

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Newspaper title	newspaper_title	Text	-	Title of newspaper
Issue id	issue_id	Text	-	Issue ID
Issue date	issue_date	Text	-	Issue date
Edition	edition	Text	-	Edition
Page id	page_id	Text	-	Page ID
Page number	page_number	Text	-	Page number
Article id	article_id	Text	-	Article ID
Article title	article_title	Text	-	Title of article
Article text 1st50words	article_text_1st50words	Text	-	First 50 words of the article text
Contributor	contributor	Text	-	Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article

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dataset_id = "d_28b3a85568eb8e82a0c13749afa96061"
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NewspapersPinangGazetteandStraitsChronicle1886to1890.csv (11.8K rows, 5.1 MB)

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