Historedia
Group or institution

The Cookes

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1854–1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name The Cookes, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The Age newspaper founded in Melbourne

    1854–1856

    Role: Sellers of the paper in 1856 (collective reference)

    1. 17 October 1854 · Melbourne, AustraliaFirst Edition

      The first edition of The Age appeared on 17 October 1854 in Melbourne, establishing the newspaper's publication history.

    2. June 1856 · Melbourne, AustraliaOwnership Transfer

      The Cookes sold the paper to Ebenezer Syme and James McEwan for £2,000 at auction in June 1856.

Sources

  1. The Age Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12