Hi Some of the other states did have similar things which was restricted to their own residents. Used to be when applying in person at the library in Sydney meant that you were able to receive a gold card which gave access to additional data bases. I can't remember what proof you needed but it was able to be sighted in person. Cheers, Laraine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Val Sent: Sunday, 16 January 2011 2:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ANS] New from NSW State Library online access to SMH Archive 1955-1990 Why does one have to be a resident of NSW to access this source of information when you can join on-line, many of us who live in the other states of Aust would like to access the SMH Archives.