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Dataset: Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1916 to 1920

Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1916 to 1920

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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NewspapersPinangGazetteandStraitsChronicle1916to1920.csv (128.5K rows, 54.3 MB)

Newspaper title
Text
Issue id
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Issue date
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Edition
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Page id
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Page number
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Article id
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Article title
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Article text 1st50words
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Contributor
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(Null)0.0%
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle100.0%
(Null)0.0%
pinangazette19160103-10.1%
pinangazette19170122-10.1%
pinangazette19160207-10.1%
pinangazette19181209-10.1%
(Null)0.0%
22/7/19190.1%
3/1/19160.1%
22/1/19170.1%
7/2/19160.1%
(Null)0.0%
199.8%
20.2%
(Null)0.0%
pinangazette19200531-1.1.7<0.1%
pinangazette19200225-1.1.5<0.1%
pinangazette19200608-1.1.5<0.1%
pinangazette19190624-1.1.5<0.1%
(Null)0.0%
212.0%
412.1%
519.7%
719.8%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)93.7%
[Reuter’s Telegrams.]0.6%
—Ex.0.1%
—Havas.0.1%
#NAME?0.1%
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.11pinangazette19160103-1.2.1MastheadPinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833» No. I VOL. LXXIV. MONDAY. 3rd JANUARY. 1916. PRICE 10 CENTSNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.10Teuton Sufferings in Balkans.Teuton Sufferings in Balkans. London, December 17.—Swiss reports de e cribe the condition of the Teutons in the Balkans as bad, owing to the incessant harrassing by rhe Serbians and the Montenegrins and the terrib'e climate. The Austrians consist mainly of old or very young troop s unable to withstandNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.11Greek Goods for Germany.Greek Goods for Germany. London, December 15—The 11 Daily Mail’s Rome correspondent says that shipping lines point out the danger of Germany obtaining goods through Greece Failing immediate steps, concerning Greek re-exports, the blockade will become a farce.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.12Operations in Gallipoli.Operations in Gallipoli. London, Dec. 13.—Heater’s correspondent at the Dardanelles says :—The winter has come early. The Colonial troops, including the Maoris, are withstanding the cold cheerily. The enemy suffered greatly in a blizzard. Some of our barges were damaged. Communication is now restored.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.13The Allies in Greece.The Allies in Greece. London, Dec. 16 —The Athens Press announces that the Bulgars will not enter Greek territory, and »he Teutons will not enter prior to diplomatic action by their Governments towards Greece. The Bulgaian Minister in Athens has complained of an attempt to sow discird between Greece andNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.14The Creek Elections.The Creek Elections. London, December 20th Telegrams from Ath“ns state the elections yesterday did not affect the appearance of the capital, and multitudes abstained from voting.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.15Italian Expedition Sails.Italian Expedition Sails. London, D°cember 22.—The Daily Telegraph’s Milan dwells on the satisfaction felt in Italy at the successful transport of the first large expedition to Albania. The enemy had been cleared off before the tran-ports started, but a floating mine, which had escaped the sweepers, sank t’ eRe Umberto.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.16The Situation at Gorizia.The Situation at Gorizia. London, December 17 —The Daily Telegraph’s†Milan co r re*pondent states that Spanish refugees from Gorizia as«ert that two American bankers having stopped payment of certain bids, were accused, firstly, of hostility to Austria, and finally of spying. They were court-martialled and xecut-d One of theNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.17An “Impertinent Canard.â€An “Impertinent Canard.†London, December 3.—Sir Edward Carson sta’es that the Daily News report that, he is forming a Na ional Party in alliance with Sir Edward Markham and Sir Henry Da ziel is utterly without foundation. Sir Edward says it is a regrettable fact that he cannot converse withNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19160103-13/1/19161pinangazette19160103-1.1.33pinangazette19160103-1.2.18A German at the War Office.A German at the War Office. London, December 3.—The London newspapers have raised an outcry over the admission made by Mr. Harold Tennant (Parliamentary Under-Secretary for War), in the House of Commons that Mrs. Savile, who is a German by birth, and is the wife of the rector of aNA
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_4e02194b4b37fb47acdd56bffc30d01c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

National Library Board. (2024). Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1916 to 1920 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4e02194b4b37fb47acdd56bffc30d01c/view

About this dataset

Contact

ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

19 Mar 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)