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*''Bombay Gazette'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added 14 April 2020. The date range when added was August 15, 1792 to December 31, 1868 being 1792, 1813-1814, 1816-1840, 1850-1851, 1854, 1858, 1861-1868 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/bombay-gazette BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date". | *''Bombay Gazette'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added 14 April 2020. The date range when added was August 15, 1792 to December 31, 1868 being 1792, 1813-1814, 1816-1840, 1850-1851, 1854, 1858, 1861-1868 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/bombay-gazette BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date". | ||
==Bombay Newspapers== | ==Bombay Newspapers== | ||
Digitised Bombay newspapers including an almost complete run of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' (1913 - 1958) are available on the pay website [https://granthsanjeevani.com/ Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani] which requires either a personal or institutional subscription. Also included are some editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad. Editions of some of the Bombay newspapers are also available on the Internet Archive as follows, ( | Digitised Bombay newspapers including an almost complete run of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' (1913 - 1958) are available on the pay website [https://granthsanjeevani.com/ Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani] which requires either a personal or institutional subscription. Also included are some editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad. Editions of some of the Bombay newspapers are also available on the Internet Archive as follows, (see below for editions of ''The Pioneer'' 1919-1926). | ||
*Some editions of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' from 1913 have been uploaded to the Internet Archive as the [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Bombay+Chronicle%22%29&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22The+Bombay+Chronicle%22&sort=date&page=1 ''The Bombay Chronicle'' Archive.org, collection]. Probably originate from Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani, and similarly for ''The Bombay Gazette'', see above, but the source is not specifically stated. | *Some editions of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' from 1913 have been uploaded to the Internet Archive as the [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Bombay+Chronicle%22%29&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22The+Bombay+Chronicle%22&sort=date&page=1 ''The Bombay Chronicle'' Archive.org, collection]. Probably originate from Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani, and similarly for ''The Bombay Gazette'', see above, but the source is not specifically stated. | ||
* ''The Bombay Guardian''. The 1889 description was "A Christian Weekly Newspaper Circulating throughout India" | * ''The Bombay Guardian''. The 1889 description was "A Christian Weekly Newspaper Circulating throughout India" |