Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham News any body researching that can help?

[jlvdiver]

My grandfather died aboard the Oriana in 1948. When I was small we looked at microfilm of the newspapers at that time and there was a photo of my grandfather. We have not got a photo of him and would like to somehow get a copy of the newspaper articles of the time including the photo.
I think the records would be in Kent/Medway and the British Library. Is anyone researching these records for themselves? I live too far away myself. I have found a list of dates etc from the Chatham News index, so I can point you in the right direction to dates.

[casalguidi]

Have you tried Gillingham Library or Medway Local Studies?  Being not quite sure who has what, I'd try the library first

http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/libraries/localhistorycollections.aspx

Casalguidi

[scintilla]

The microfilms for Medway newspapers are held at the Archives in Strood http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/

[jlvdiver]

Thank you for the information. Just before your replies though,
I have managed to get pdf copies through the British Library.
They do an online service, which I did not know about and came across by accident.