Historic Newspapers
Goulburn's first newspaper, The Goulburn Herald began publishing in 1848, and was produced by hand press until 1860. Other newspapers published at the time include The Goulburn Chronicle, The Goulburn Echo, The Evening Star, The Southern Daily Argus, and The Goulburn Advertiser.
Today's Goulburn Post, dating back to the mid-1860s and undergoing many amalgamations and name changes during the intervening years, is the only surviving newspaper of those early competitors.
Goulburn Library Newspaper Collection
Goulburn Mulwaree Library holds a full collection of Goulburn's early newspapers on microfilm, along with a number of indexes compiled from historical newspapers.
Access is available during Library opening hours, and Library staff can help you access the microfilm, and print and save articles.
Browse available historic newspapers, indexes, and extracts.
Click here for information about current newspapers available in the Library.
The Goulburn Post
Access to current and historic issues of The Goulburn Post is available in various formats:
- 1848-1881 (Goulburn Herald) - available in the Library on microfilm and online via Trove Newspapers.
- 1870-1940 (Goulburn Evening Penny Post) - available in the Library on microfilm and online via Trove Newspapers.
- 1940-1982 (Goulburn Evening Post) - available in the Library on microfilm and online via Trove Newspapers from 1940-1954.
- 1982-1999 (Goulburn Post) - available in the Library on microfilm.
- 1997-2020 (The Post Weekly - free weekly publication) - available in the Library on microfilm.
- 2000-today (Goulburn Post) - most recent 12 months available in the available in the Library in hard copy, 2000-2025 available in the Library on microfilm, and 2000-today available online via NewsBank.
Trove Newspapers
Trove Newspapers provides free online access to over 8 million pages from over 350 Australian newspapers, including:
- Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser (1848-1859)
- Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser (1860-1861)
- Goulburn Herald (1860-1864)
- The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (1864-1881)
- Southern Argus (1881-1885)
- Goulburn Herald (1881-1907)
- Goulburn Evening Penny Post (1881-1940)
- Werriwa Times and Goulburn Districe News (1901)
- Southern Morning Herald (1920-1923)
- Goulburn Evening Post (1940-1954)
British Library Newspapers
British Library Newspapers consists of more than 160 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries Britain, including national and regional newspapers, those from established country or university towns, as well as Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
State Library of NSW Historic Newspapers
The State Library of NSW provides full-text access to a comprehensive range of historic Australian and international newspapers.
Browse available historic newspapers. Access is available by logging in with your Goulburn Library card details.
The Goulburn Post is available via NewsBank from 2000-today. Access is available by logging in with your Goulburn Library card details.