It has been a constant source of irritation to me that no Queensland newspapers post 1954 have been digitised on Trove - especially the courier mail. Much light could be shed on this question (when did Cox first produce a ride on) and many others very quickly if they were. I realise permission is required before the nla can digitise past 1954 but the complete non existence of anything past that year from Queensland has me suspecting there is something in Queensland law preventing it. Sigh.
G'day
prd ... tell me about it!
Copyright is Commonwealth legislation under the Constitution.
Restrictions post 1954 are based on media ownership and their withholding
of open access.
One can easily find post 1954 records on Trove, but only within current law.
Meaning ... a 'sample' selection is there. There are exceptions: like the
Canberra Times - who recognise the importance of history and public access.
It is as you describe though: many questions could be answered with free
access. All I can say is ... we need to support the A.N.L. and TROVE.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-...s-trove-online-database-in-doubt/7242182http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...-not-funded-to-add-to-collection/7377634Cheers----------------
Jack
