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Footnotes

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent, in Name of Database [online database], access date.

‘China, Cambodia and the Uighurs’, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2009, A40, in ProQuest Central [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

Michael Gordon, ‘Green at Heart’, The Age, 30 Aug. 2012, 11, in Factiva [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

 

Bibliography

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent, in Name of Database [online database], access date.

‘China, Cambodia and the Uighurs’, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2009, A40, in ProQuest Central [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

Gordon, Michael, ‘Green at Heart’, The Age, 30 Aug. 2012, 11, in Factiva [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

 

Notes
  • Newspaper titles are italicised.
  • If the article is from a particular section, include the name of the section after the title, i.e. ‘Education’ or ‘Life and Style’
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)
  • Databases can include any from the library - for example Access Global Newsbank, Factiva, Proquest Historical Newspapers, Gale News Vault etc.
Notes
  • If the author is unknown, begin with the title. List alphabetically by title in the bibliography.
  • Include the publication day, month and year.
  • If the article is from a particular section, include the name of the section after the title, i.e. ‘Education’ or ‘Life and Style’
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)

 

Footnotes

With author

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent.

Frances Whiting, ‘Inner Strength’, Saturday Herald Sun, VWeekend, 31 Aug. 2024, 8.

No author

‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent.

‘Judge Not Appy With X Owner’, Saturday Herald Sun, News, 31 Aug. 2024. 5.

Bibliography

With author

Author, ‘Title of Article, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent.

Whiting, Frances, ‘Inner Strength’, Saturday Herald Sun, VWeekend, 31 Aug. 2024.

No author

‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, page extent.

‘Judge Not Appy With X Owner’, Saturday Herald Sun, News, 31 Aug. 2024.

 

Notes
  • If the author is unknown, begin with the title. List alphabetically by title in the bibliography.
  • Include the publication day, month and year.
  • If the article is from a particular section, include the name of the section after the title, i.e. ‘Education’ or ‘Life and Style’
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)
Footnotes

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication, para. number, URL, access date.

Kate Abnett, ‘Summer of 2024 was World’s Hottest on Record, EU Climate Change Monitor Says’, Reuters, 5 Sept. 2024, para. 3, https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/summer-2024-was-worlds-hottest-record-eu-climate-change-monitor-says-2024-09-06/ , accessed 6 Sept. 2024.

Jade Toomey, James Glenday and Lottie Twyford, ‘As Australia’s Ski Seasons Get Shorter, Towns and Operators Who Rely on the Snow are Looking to Summer to Diversity’, ABC News, 6 Sept. 2024, para. 12, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/australia-snow-season-shorter-climate-change-summer-options/104313858, accessed 10 Sept. 2024.

Bibliography

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, ‘Section (if applicable)’, date of publication,  URL, access date.

Abnett, Kate ‘Summer of 2024 was World’s Hottest on Record, EU Climate Change Monitor Says’, Reuters, 5 Sept. 2024, https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/summer-2024-was-worlds-hottest-record-eu-climate-change-monitor-says-2024-09-06/ , accessed 6 Sept. 2024.

Toomey, Jade, Glenday, James, & Twyford, Lottie ‘As Australia’s Ski Seasons Get Shorter, Towns and Operators Who Rely on the Snow are Looking to Summer to Diversity’, ABC News, 6 Sept. 2024, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/australia-snow-season-shorter-climate-change-summer-options/104313858, accessed 10 Sept. 2024.

Notes
  • For newspapers that are online only, there won’t be page numbers to cite, but you should include a paragraph reference
  • Newspaper titles are italicised. 
  • If the article is from a particular section, include the name of the section after the title, i.e. ‘Education’ or ‘Life and Style’
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)
  • An 'Article from the internet' is different to an 'Article from a database'. An 'Article from a database' is the same article which appeared in the print version of the newspaper. An 'Article from the internet' needs to be cited differently because web versions can be updated where the print version cannot. E.g. an article from the The Age online might be an updated version to the article that was in the printed newspaper.
Footnotes

Author (if known), ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, Date of Publication, page extent, in Trove [online database], access date.

James P. Young, ‘Tin-Mining Under Miners’ Rights’, Mercury (Hobart), 5 Apr. 1893, 3, in Trove [online database], accessed 28 Nov. 2012.

‘Gambling Women’, Argus, 9 Oct. 1920, 7, in Trove [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

Bibliography

Author (if known), ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title, Date of Publication, page extent, in Trove [online database], access date.

‘Gambling Women’, Argus, 9 Oct. 1920, 7, in Trove [online database], accessed 26 Nov. 2012.

Young, James P., ‘Tin-Mining Under Miners’ Rights’, Mercury (Hobart), 5 Apr. 1893, 3, in Trove [online database], accessed 28 Nov. 2012.

Notes
  • Many historical newspapers will not have an identifiable author for brief articles; in the Bibliography list articles alphabetically by title
  • Newspaper titles are italicised.
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)
Footnotes

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title (Microfilm or Microfiche), Date or Volume/Issue (year), page extent.

Barbara Baynton, ‘Goodbye Australia!’, Bulletin (Microfilm), 20/1017 (1899), 2.

Bibliography

Author, ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Title (Microfilm or Microfiche), Date or Volume/Issue (year), page extent.

Baynton, Barbara, ‘Goodbye Australia!’, Bulletin (Microfilm), 20/1017 (1899), 2.

Notes
  • Newspaper titles are italicised.
  • If the article is from a particular section, include the name of the section after the title, i.e. ‘Education’ or ‘Life and Style’
  • If you are referencing a newspaper with a very common name is it helpful to include the place of publication in brackets after the name, e.g. Sun (Sydney)
  • If you are unsure whether your resource was microfilm or microfiche, consult the library catalogue or contact the librarians at your campus library