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First Edition
- When
- 17 October 1854
- Where
- Melbourne, Australia
The first edition of The Age appeared on 17 October 1854 in Melbourne, establishing the newspaper's publication history.
The first edition appeared on 17 October 1854. The original 1854 masthead included the Colony of Victoria crest. A quoted commentator suggests that being seen as linked with the Empire was regarded as a positive thing at the time, when the settlement was still a colony; the passage does not attribute this intention to the founders.
Sources
- The Age Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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