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The '''''Melbourne Advertiser''''' was the first newspaper published in [[Melbourne]], in what was then known as [[Port Phillip District]], and now is [[Victoria, Australia]]. It was published by [[John Pascoe Fawkner]], a co-founder of Melbourne. The first edition appeared on 1 January 1838<ref name=geel>{{cite web |url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/about.html |title=Geelong Advertiser |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref> handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel, the Shakespeare Hotel at the corner of [[Collins Street, Melbourne|Collins Street]] and [[Market Street, Melbourne|Market Street]]. |
The '''''Melbourne Advertiser''''' was the first newspaper published in [[Melbourne]], in what was then known as [[Port Phillip District]], and now is [[Victoria, Australia]]. It was published by [[John Pascoe Fawkner]], a co-founder of Melbourne. The first edition appeared on 1 January 1838<ref name=geel>{{cite web |url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/about.html |title=Geelong Advertiser |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref> handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel, the Shakespeare Hotel at the corner of [[Collins Street, Melbourne|Collins Street]] and [[Market Street, Melbourne|Market Street]]. |
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Ten hand-written weekly editions were published until Fawkner acquired a wooden press and some metal fount from [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]. The ''Advertiser'' was initially printed from a shed at the rear of Fawkner's hotel. After printing a further seventeen issues he was forced by law to cease due to his failure to register his newspaper. He responded with a legally registered and renamed ''Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser'' on 6 February 1839 |
Ten hand-written weekly editions were published until Fawkner acquired a wooden press and some metal fount from [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]. The ''Advertiser'' was initially printed from a shed at the rear of Fawkner's hotel. After printing a further seventeen issues he was forced by law to cease due to his failure to register his newspaper. He responded with a legally registered and renamed ''Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser'' on 6 February 1839.<ref name=geel/> William Kerr (1812–1859) left the ''Port Phillip Herald'' in 1841 to be editor of the newspaper, and would continue as editor for ten years. The newspaper became the first newspaper to achieve daily publication in Melbourne on 15 May 1845.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2621/john-pascoe-fawkner-businessman-melbourne-pioneer-1792-1869?start=11 |title=John Pascoe Fawkner, Businessman & Melbourne Pioneer (1792-1869) |publisher=Museum Victoria |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref> |
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The paper was renamed ''The Melbourne Daily News and Port Phillip Patriot'' on 9 October 1848 and then simply ''The Melbourne Daily News'' from November 1848 to 30 June 1851. |
The paper was renamed ''The Melbourne Daily News and Port Phillip Patriot'' on 9 October 1848 and then simply ''The Melbourne Daily News'' from November 1848 to 30 June 1851. |
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The original printing press still exists and is stored at the [[Scienceworks Museum (Melbourne)|Scienceworks Museum]] in Melbourne. |
The original printing press still exists and is stored at the [[Scienceworks Museum (Melbourne)|Scienceworks Museum]] in Melbourne. Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the ''Melbourne Advertiser'' are kept at the [[State Library of Victoria]].<ref>[http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/inter/8263.shtml Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the ''Melbourne Advertiser''] at the State Library of Victoria.</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/inter/8263.shtml Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the ''Melbourne Advertiser''] at the State Library of Victoria. |
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Revision as of 19:42, 27 June 2015
The Melbourne Advertiser was the first newspaper published in Melbourne, in what was then known as Port Phillip District, and now is Victoria, Australia. It was published by John Pascoe Fawkner, a co-founder of Melbourne. The first edition appeared on 1 January 1838[1] handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel, the Shakespeare Hotel at the corner of Collins Street and Market Street.
Ten hand-written weekly editions were published until Fawkner acquired a wooden press and some metal fount from Launceston. The Advertiser was initially printed from a shed at the rear of Fawkner's hotel. After printing a further seventeen issues he was forced by law to cease due to his failure to register his newspaper. He responded with a legally registered and renamed Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser on 6 February 1839.[1] William Kerr (1812–1859) left the Port Phillip Herald in 1841 to be editor of the newspaper, and would continue as editor for ten years. The newspaper became the first newspaper to achieve daily publication in Melbourne on 15 May 1845.[2]
The paper was renamed The Melbourne Daily News and Port Phillip Patriot on 9 October 1848 and then simply The Melbourne Daily News from November 1848 to 30 June 1851.
The original printing press still exists and is stored at the Scienceworks Museum in Melbourne. Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the Melbourne Advertiser are kept at the State Library of Victoria.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Geelong Advertiser". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "John Pascoe Fawkner, Businessman & Melbourne Pioneer (1792-1869)". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the Melbourne Advertiser at the State Library of Victoria.