Hastings & St Leonards Observer

Hastings & St Leonards Observer

The Hastings & St Leonards Observer, commonly referred to as just the Hastings Observer was first published in 1859. During the First World War period, it was a weekly paper, published every Saturday. It is still in print today and is published every Friday. We have digitised every edition of this newspaper from 3 January 1914 to 27 December 1919

These newspapers are historical documents and, as a result of being 100 years old, are faded in places. However, because they are such a precious resource we believe you will greatly appreciate being able to examine the original newspapers with all their historical weight and age.

Guidelines for viewing the newspapers

Clicking on any of the links below will open up that edition of the newspaper in a new window. Depending on the speed of your computer and your internet connection, it may take a short time for the newspaper to fully load.

Recommendations for viewing the newspapers online

  • Make sure you are using an up-to-date Internet Browser (such as Google Chrome or Internet Explorer 11);
  • To speed up the process, do not use the ‘full screen version’ option on the viewing player until the newspaper has fully downloaded. You can still zoom in with the smaller window to view the newspaper at a far larger font size than it ever appeared in print;
  • mobile devices and tablets are unlikely to be able to access these newspapers so use a computer if possible;
  • We are aware that some Mac users may also experience difficulties accessing the newspapers at this time;
  • If you are having difficulty viewing a newspaper you can use the download button in the top right hand corner of the viewing software. This will allow you to download the newspaper as a PDF directly to your computer and view it there.

Searching the newspapers online

These newspapers have been scanned in a manner which makes them searchable (but can also cause delays when downloading). To use this function, click on the magnifying glass symbol on the screen. If you tick the box ‘highlight all’, the viewer will indicate whereabouts on the page your chosen search term appears. There may be a delay whist the search runs in the newspaper.

If you are having any difficulties when opening these newspapers, please contact us to let us know. We are more than happy to email you selected newspaper editions for you to view on your home computer. We will continue working on the software and the newspapers themselves to ensure that everyone will get the chance to view this new resource.

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1914

January 1914

3 January 1914
10 January 1914
17 January 1914
24 January 1914
31 January 1914

February 1914

7 February 1914
14 February 1914
21 February 1914
28 February 1914

March 1914

7 March 1914
14 March 1914
21 March 1914
28 March 1914

April 1914

4 April 1914
11 April 1914
18 April 1914
25 April 1914

May 1914

2 May 1914
9 May 1914
16 May 1914
23 May 1914
30 May 1914

June 1914

6 June 1914
13 June 1914
20 June 1914
27 June 1914

July 1914

4 July 1914
11 July 1914
18 July 1914
25 July 1914

August 1914

1 August 1914
8 August 1914
15 August 1914
22 August 1914
29 August 1914

September 1914

5 September 1914
12 September 1914
19 September 1914
26 September 1914

October 1914

3 October 1914
10 October 1914
17 October 1914
24 October 1914
31 October 1914

November 1914

7 November 1914
14 November 1914
21 November 1914
28 November 1914

December 1914

5 December 1914
12 December 1914
19 December 1914
26 December 1914

1915

January 1915

2 January 1915
9 January 1915
16 January 1915
23 January 1915
30 January 1915

February 1915

6 February 1915
13 February 1915
20 February 1915
27 February 1915

March 1915

6 March 1915
13 March 1915
20 March 1915
27 March 1915

April 1915

3 April 1915
10 April 1915
17 April 1915
24 April 1915

May 1915

1 May 1915
8 May 1915
15 May 1915
22 May 1915
29 May 1915

June 1915

5 June 1915
12 June 1915
19 June 1915
26 June 1915

July 1915

3 July 1915
10 July 1915
17 July 1915
24 July 1915
31 July 1915

August 1915

7 August 1915
14 August 1915
21 August 1915
28 August 1915

September 1915

4 September 1915
11 September 1915
18 September 1915
25 September 1915

October 1915

2 October 1915
09 October 1915
16 October 1915
23 October 1915
30 October 1915

November 1915

6 November 1915
13 November 1915
20 November 1915
27 November 1915

December 1915

4 December 1915
11 December 1915
18 December 1915
25 December 1915

1916

January 1916

1 January 1916
8 January 1916
15 January 1916
22 January 1916
29 January 1916

February 1916

5 February 1916
12 February 1916
19 February 1916
26 February 1916

March 1916

4 March 1916
11 March 1916
18 March 1916
25 March 1916

April 1916

1 April 1916
8 April 1916
15 April 1916
22 April 1916
29 April 1916

May 1916

6 May 1916
13 May 1916
20 May 1916
27 May 1916

June 1916

3 June 1916
10 June 1916
17 June 1916
24 June 1916

July 1916

1 July 1916
8 July 1916
15 July 1916
22 July 1916
29 July 1916

August 1916

5 August 1916
12 August 1916
19 August 1916
26 August 1916

September 1916

2 September 1916
9 September 1916
16 September 1916
23 September 1916
30 September 1916

October 1916

7 October 1916
14 October 1916
21 October 1916
28 October 1916

November 1916

4 November 1916
11 November 1916
18 November 1916
25 November 1916

December 1916

2 December 1916
9 December 1916
16 December 1916
23 December 1916
30 December 1916

1917

January 1917

6 January 1917
13 January 1917
20 January 1917
27 January 1917

February 1917

3 February 1917
10 February 1917
17 February 1917
24 February 1917

March 1917

3 March 1917
10 March 1917
17 March 1917
24 March 1917
31 March 1917

April 1917

7 April 1917
14 April 1917
21 April 1917
28 April 1917

May 1917

5 May 1917
12 May 1917
19 May 1917
26 May 1917

June 1917

2 June 1917
9 June 1917
16 June 1917
23 June 1917
30 June 1917

July 1917

7 July 1917
14 July 1917
21 July 1917
28 July 1917

August 1917

4 August 1917
11 August 1917
18 August 1917
25 August 1917

September 1917

1 September 1917
8 September 1917
15 September 1917
22 September 1917
29 September 1917

October 1917

6 October 1917
13 October 1917
20 October 1917
27 October 1917

November 1917

3 November 1917
10 November 1917
17 November 1917
24 November 1917

December 1917

1 December 1917
8 December 1917
15 December 1917
22 December 1917
29 December 1917

1918

January 1918

5 January 1918
12 January 1918
19 January 1918
26 January 1918

February 1918

2 February 1918
9 February 1918
16 February 1918
23 February 1918

March 1918

2 March 1918
9 March 1918
16 March 1918
23 March 1918
30 March 1918

April 1918

6 April 1918
13 April 1918
20 April 1918
27 April 1918

May 1918

4 May 1918
11 May 1918
18 May 1918
25 May 1918

June 1918

1 June 1918
8 June 1918
15 June 1918
22 June 1918
29 June 1918

July 1918

6 July 1918
13 July 1918
20 July 1918
27 July 1918

August 1918

3 August 1918
10 August 1918
17 August 1918
24 August 1918
31 August 1918

September 1918

7 September 1918
14 September 1918
21 September 1918
28 September 1918

October 1918

5 October 1918
12 October 1918
19 October 1918
26 October 1918

November 1918

2 November 1918
09 November 1918
16 November 1918
23 November 1918
30 November 1918

December 1918

7 December 1918
14 December 1918
21 December 1918
28 December 1918

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