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Collection: National Library Singapore Digitised Newspapers

Dataset: Newspapers-Malayan Saturday Post-1924 to 1928

Education

Newspapers-Malayan Saturday Post-1924 to 1928

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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NewspapersMalayanSaturdayPost1924to1928.csv (18.1K rows, 7.5 MB)

Newspaper title
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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
Text
Article title
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Article text 1st50words
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Contributor
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(Null)0.0%
Malayan Saturday Post100.0%
(Null)0.0%
malayansatpost19261101-10.7%
malayansatpost19271224-10.7%
malayansatpost19271210-10.6%
malayansatpost19270910-10.6%
(Null)0.0%
1 November 19260.7%
24 December 19270.7%
10 December 19270.6%
22 December 19280.6%
(Null)0.0%
1100.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
34.3%
124.5%
134.2%
144.5%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)<0.1%
(Null)96.2%
Argus0.3%
" Argus0.2%
Quiz0.1%
NORMAN PENLEY0.1%
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.11malayansatpost19240126-1.2.1MastheadThe Malayan Saturday Post ILLUSTRATED 77.e of/ yru/ lt UV t &gt;A7y Paper ir. .*/t;%a. Published every Saturday. Vol. I. Nol SINGAPORE, JANUARY 26, 1924. Price 25 Cents.NA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.11malayansatpost19240126-1.2.2.1Page 1 Advertisements Column 1Get your b by weighed Gratis H J =^h^~ All the advice y° u squire V allJ ____si as____. a s._^_^ i a ____i____b _rf V. f l_t-irL-----T JM i M e^.^BrWT-jT^eS __i _I_^_____rn I K*T-_-tSß^jl .1 cP*ft "tfey mT as*w .H^HIR _^&lt;__* I y£j wil^find "ip r I J*XNA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.22malayansatpost19240126-1.2.3.1Page 2 Advertisements Column 1Mc ALISTER Co., Ltd.l (incorporated ln the Straits Settlements) I.— CORONA'S seventeen yeai '1' service your best guarantee of its reliability market-tin 1906, it is the only Portable Typewr-" which h. withstood the Test of Time 2— lt is the simplest of all ypewriters, a for that reason seldom needsNA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.33malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.1Page 3 Advertisements Column 1Lonicnis. Illustrations "i» Pa^es "&gt;, »&gt; t 13, ig. I'u.e 4 Sport* Paoi 9. News off the World. 1'a«;e 10 Le^al NewPack 19. The Labour Party. PlOl 14. Insurance Against Crime. The Bodftl Evil. Paoi 15 A Tragedy of Spring. Sparklet of the week. Paoi lo Bishop Biekley. PlOl 19.NA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.33malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.2Page 3 Advertisements Column 2INDEX TO PRINCIPAL ADVERTISERS. Front Page. Meaeia Nest!- a: Angln Swiss Con- J dens .i Milk ('-...—Lactogen. Philip Thayer fe Co.,— Peppermint Chewing Sweet. The Stan. lani Oil Co., Socony Motor Oil Page '2. McAlister fe Co., Lt.i.,— Motor Car Tyre« fe Tubes. Hut:eiib»eh, Li/arus k Sons. Ltd —Sunlight SoapNA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.33malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.3Page 3 Advertisements Column 3(ieuerai Fleet ric Co., Ltd.— Osram Q K C. (Jar-Held Lamps Robinaou a: Co., Ltd. Tennis ienna Cafe. Confectioners and Caterers. AI. Alohamed Dulfakir Co. Books and Periodicals Ornamental Tile Works. Concrete Drains etc. Al Manjoor Baiboo. Gent's Outfitter. Leo D. Qoaling Co. Aitken's Falkirk Ales Colonial Motor Co FiatNA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.33malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.4Page 3 Advertisements Column 4Oriental Hotel 77, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINCAPORE. Centrally Situated. Ideal Service. Grill Room and Cafe Adjoining the Dining Room. Large And Well Furnished Rooms, With Private Baths, Electric Lights And Fans Attached. Excellent Cuisine Under European Supervision. Tel. No. 1986.NA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.44malayansatpost19240126-1.2.5SPORT OF THE WEEK.SPORT OF THE WEEK. "ARGUS." A REVIEW AND COMMENTARY. BY Anticlimax That was the fate awaiting the eagerly anticipated Malaya Cup rugger final at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. Thc big battalions of Singapore and Selangor were in opposition, having made harks of all their foes in the earlier rounds. Once" ARGUS
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.44malayansatpost19240126-1.2.6GOLF AS GUIDE TO CRITIC.GOLF AS GUIDE TO CRITIC. At a Company meeting held in&gt; Colombo recently, a .-hare-holder neefaced bis criticism of the Directors iu the following terms I do not rappoea I shall be allowed to go very far before lam ruled out of i oruer, so I will proceed 0 nNA
Malayan Saturday Postmalayansatpost19240126-126 January 19241malayansatpost19240126-1.1.55malayansatpost19240126-1.2.7SULTAN OF SELANGORSULTAN OF SELANGOR -"-bi.ee Ce.ebretions at Klang. rh kwenty^fth anniversary of the &lt;* H.ghness BolUo A, Qeluman Mud, Belabor u;ls celebrated al i;, slll i;lst ln())ii)i '"'I Oriental aplenduur. H ,J High Commiaaioaer Sir Uure «ce Oudlemard who .tended ihe fn^o«iboieteetimony to J High-"'•-devotion lotheBlateof Belabor ""J «he welfare ofNA
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a96e4adfcdcd7a168a95a59fca64da60"
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. (2022). Newspapers-Malayan Saturday Post-1924 to 1928 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a96e4adfcdcd7a168a95a59fca64da60/view

About this dataset

Contact

ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

22 Sep 2022

Licence

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

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)