Melbourne Advertiser

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 handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel, the Shakespeare Hotel, at the corner of Collins Street and Market Street, Melbourne. 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.

Melbourne Advertiser

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 handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel, the Shakespeare Hotel, at the corner of Collins Street and Market Street, Melbourne. 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.