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****Hong Kong Weekly Press (1895/01/03 – 1909/12/24)
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:*[https://archive.org/details/china-mail?sort=date ''The China Mail'' collection at Archive.org] Issues from 1866 to 19401961, broken range. Note this collection also includes some editions of ''Hong Kong Daily Press'' 18651864- 1932 January1941 September, ''Hong Kong Telegraph'' 1881 June - 1895 April1951 March, ''Hong Kong Sunday Herald'' June 1941 1929 January-1950 October 1950. (Dates as at 2023/12/30. Additional files are being added regularly.) Note there is a "Search text contents" specific to this collection, or browse particular years or issues.
:*''Overland China Mail'' was the weekly edition of ''China Mail'', also containing articles from ''Evening Mail'' and ''Sunday Herald'', and was published 1848 to 1941.<ref>[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/common/attachments/hkcl/resources/resources_ra_01_reading_area.pdf Hong Kong Public Library] page. Also [https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/02/15/new-titles-15-february-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] February 15, 2021. The British Newspaper Archive Blog.</ref>
::''Overland China Mail'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals/British Newspapers ", with 'County' classified as Hong Kong China, with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added Feb 9, 2021. The date range when added was January 11, 1853 to December 30, 1915 being 1853-1861, 1863-1894, 1897-1915; 1848-1852, 1895-1896 added May 2, 2022; (with 1848–1916 planned), with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/overland-china-mail BNA page]. For BNA, the 'Region' is classified as South Central China, and the 'County' is classified as Hong Kong, China. 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".
