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Does anyone know if you can access old newspapers on line for free or do you have to join something and pay

 

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Depending on how long ago you want, you could try britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

There's a lot of info available free, but you need to do some interpretation - I've seen Girths, Marriages and Deaths on one page.

Here's one result:

SHEFFIELD WATERWORKS (BRADFIELD INUNDATION) BILL

... explaining the circumstances under which the inundation had taken place, and the mode of construction adopted with regard to the Dale Dyke. The Company, he said, had nothing to conceal with regard to the engineering questions concerned. Mr. Leather did not shrink ...

Published: Wednesday 20 July 1864
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2758 | Page: 3 | Tags: none
However other pages may be harder to understand. A lot depends on the OCR software, thus:

SHEFFIELD WATERWORKS BILL

... the plan of this at Dale Dyke, may, if required, be drawn down by a syphon arrangement, and all the valves may be within reach for examination or for repairs. DEFECTIVE CHARACTER OP THE BYE-WASH. The bye-wash arrangement at Dale Dyke was inadequate for ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1864
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 16240 | Page: 10, 11 | Tags: none
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