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Founding of the Port Phillip Herald
- When
- 3 January 1840
- Where
- Collins Street
George Cavenagh established the Port Phillip Herald in Melbourne on 3 January 1840, producing initial free editions from a weatherboard shack in Collins Street.
Cavenagh relocated his family, staff, and printing machinery to Melbourne to launch the newspaper. The first issues were distributed as free copies. The publication began as a semi-weekly broadsheet, marking the start of its long history in Melbourne.
Sources
- Herald Sun Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
- The Herald (Melbourne) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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