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Collection: National Library Singapore Digitised Newspapers

Dataset: Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1931 to 1935

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Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1931 to 1935

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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NewspapersPinangGazetteandStraitsChronicle1931to1935.csv (180K rows, 77.7 MB)

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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.11pinangazette19310102-1.2.1MastheadPinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. IPUBLISHED DAILY l. VOL LXXXIX FRIDAY, 2nd JANUARY 1931. PRICE IO CENTSNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.33pinangazette19310102-1.2.10The Sea, a Scot and His MoneyThe Sea, a Scot and His Money A HERO’S LIFE ISN’T ALL HONEY Just before the Mauretania†stopped in mid-Atlanta to pick up the crew of the Swedish steamer Ovidia†her skipper, McNeil (who hails from the land of all the Macs) had lost ten dollars. Here is the sadNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.33pinangazette19310102-1.2.11.1Page 3 Advertisements Column 1eep y° ur child healthy (jk Cod lives* Oil with J Malt Extract Rich in Vitamins A, B D. -j -“KEPLER’- O COD livrn 0,1. S 1 Bottles of Restores natural vigour two sizes and increases weight. Jmj < AH Chemists y> ~5l and stores Has a delicious flavour. ~~~''-tflrNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.33pinangazette19310102-1.2.11.2Page 3 Advertisements Column 2in iriaiL--. i.iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiMmiiMirTrT iimbb—bw rii io MUM TUNEFUL RECORDS From This i I Month’s S List I lColumbia£ gj Che A/inr Why f iectrtfcoi/w W I CB-inf^ 011 Brought a New Kind of Love Fox Trot v- Living in the Sunlight Paul Whitemans Orch. at their best. CB-107 f MyNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.12BUILDING IN BRITAIN TO-DAYBUILDING IN BRITAIN TO-DAY MODERN HOUSING Meeting the Needs of the Industry House-building in Great Brita’n, the Dominions and Colonies, and in many oreign cjuntriep, is pr iceeding rapidly; tad to meet the urgency of the needs, mass production have been aiopted. The efficiency with which manufacturers are meeting theNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.13"SCANDALMONGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE""SCANDALMONGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE" 'A LESSON IN HATE†Tragedy in American Family in Rhodesia Umtali, December 14 At the inquest on th»- American biggame hunter, Dr. Magoon, it was reveal» d that the murder of his wife was premeditated. Following a violent domestic quarrel relating to M gion’s previous relations withNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.14Captain Killed by AfridisCaptain Killed by Afridis INDIAN FRONTIER BAYONET CHARGE Peshawar, December 4 Capbia Henry St. Clair Ogilvie Will, adjutant of the 3d Ba talion 11th Sikh Regiment (Rattray’s Sikhs), was killed by an almost spent bullet, ani a British private of the 2nd B.ttaUon of the S aforth Highlanders was slightlyNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.15Tongue-TwistersTongue-Twisters NO TEST OF DRUNKENNESS That he could not repeat the senbnc; "Tae Leith police dismisseth üb†was the statement made at Clay Cross (Derbyshire) as evidenco of drunkenness against Hubert Watson, of Grassmore, Derbyshire, who was charged with driving to the danger of the public. The defending solicitor declaredNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.16.1Page 4 Advertisements Column 1SR? WIBLMT MOST JSL PimEifiElHL Bom 1820 wL Still going Strong UP Popularity in whisky depends upon the taste of the average man. For such a taste Johnnie Walker Red Label†is perfect and has proved itself so. It is this whisky that makes Johnnie Walker sales the largest inNA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette19310102-12/1/19311pinangazette19310102-1.1.44pinangazette19310102-1.2.16.2Page 4 Advertisements Column 2Machines J that will s^ U P to their work The B.S.A. has never been a fair- weather motor Yra\ cycle only. When 'II the great resources of the B.S.A Com- A Whl pany were first turned rMHmM to the manufacture of f motor cycles, years ago, it was decidedNA
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_c176529dae89e86a696620cd6dfc446f"
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-1931 to 1935 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_c176529dae89e86a696620cd6dfc446f/view

About this dataset

Contact

ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

20 Mar 2024

Licence

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

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)