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Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1934 to 1938

Data from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Updated 6 months ago

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised out-of-copyright newspaper articles 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

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NewspapersMalayaTribune1934to1938.csv (361.6K rows, 142.6 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
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Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.1	1	maltribune19340102-1.2.1	Masthead	The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI. No. 1 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1934 BTVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1934. Malaya Tribune SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1934.	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.1	1	maltribune19340102-1.2.2.1	Page 1 Advertisements Column 1	Head The Sunday Tribune Dominant In Malaya Swan Brand j I The milk tnat is I uked by everybody 1 \lt's quality and economy j I combined I j S jjlj I Sole Importers: j j Tie East Asiatic Co., Ltd. j sInIaI'ORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG. j H/OIEHIC 3TORE i\|jjSM3	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.1	1	maltribune19340102-1.2.2.2	Page 1 Advertisements Column 2	1 A. FLINTEH 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. Importing Diamonds and* Pearl Necklaces of every size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every, class and quality, paying highest prices according to daily exchange rates. I I V. AIL TTOIX CTBED	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.3	BEFORE THE TIME OF COLUMBUS.	BEFORE THE TIME OF COLUMBUS. Evidence Of Early Viking Voyage. Winnipeg, (Manitoba). FURTHER evidence that Columbus was not the first man to "discover" the New World has come to light at Sandy Hook, about 45 miles North of Winnipeg. A stone has been found on the shore of Lake Winnipeg	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.4	THE "TALKING CLOCK."	THE "TALKING CLOCK." Yields £25,000 Profit For First Year. Paris. The "talking clock" of Paris, which tells the time over the telephone whenever it is rung up, has earned £25 000 in the first year after its installation. It spoke the exact time of day to 4,000,000 inquires during the	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.5	SPY SCARE IN SPAIN.	SPY SCARE IN SPAIN. Foreigners Subject To Suspicion. Bilbao. SPAIN is suffering from an acute spy scare—and even the British navy is suspected. Sailors of British, French and Italian warships are accused by the Sp&blfCi newspapers El Debate and id Notlciero Pilbaino of taking «oundings under pretext of fishing, in	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.6	THE MANCHUKUO.	THE MANCHUKUO. Japan Approves Of Proposed Monarchy. "Sin Chew Jit Poh." Shanghai, Dec. 30. It is admitted at the Japanese Foreign Office at Tokyo that the Government approves of a monarchical Government for the Manchukuo. The Constitution is expected to be proclaimed in March, 1934. and the coronation of Mr.	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.7	STEAMER BLOCKS A ROAD.	STEAMER BLOCKS A ROAD. Bilbao. A slipway across the main road from Bilbao to Las Arenas collapsed when the 500-ton Spanish steamer "Alejandro II" was being launched. Half the vessel remained on the road and hung suspended over the river. All traffic on the road was blocked lor two days.	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.8	WHO WOULD BUY?	WHO WOULD BUY? Budapest. The cemetery of Sarkadereszt has been put up for sale on the demand of a lawyer who wishes to recover a debt of £5 from the local authorities. No bidder could be found when an auction was held on the spot a few days ap».	NA
Malaya Tribune	maltribune19340102-1	2 January 1934	1	maltribune19340102-1.1.2	2	maltribune19340102-1.2.9	WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING — K.L. And Air Mails.	WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING K.L. And Air Mails. KUALA LUMPUR was treated early on Tuesday morning to the magnificent spectacle of the handsome Imperial Airways' mail 'plane passing over the town on its way from Alor Star to Singapore. Many people must have reflected on the anomaly that Singapore,	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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This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_aa56cfd7dd8efa83312292fdcb2b2aec"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1934 to 1938

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NewspapersMalayaTribune1934to1938.csv (361.6K rows, 142.6 MB)

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