Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Welsh newspapers online - Free resource

The National Library of Wales has digitised millions of articles from the its collection of historic newspapers. 15 million Welsh newspaper articles in English and Welsh are now available to view online for free. You can access the catalogue here.

 
Screenshot of the website for information. 

Through the search boxes, you can also specify if you want to search for cartoons, graphs, illustrations, maps and photographs. Below are some examples of the editorial cartoons you can find on the website.

 
'Leaving for the Gilded Chamber', The Cambria Daily Leader, 19 May 1914. Source.

 
'The Wash Outs', Abergavenny Chronicle, 16 November 1918. Source.

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