Photocopy of part of an unknown newspaper printed by Wm. Hy. Cook and Wm. Sherbon at their premises, Bendigo Flat, Bendigo Gold Field; and published by R. R. Haverfield, at his premises, View Point, Sandhurst on Friday, Dec. 9. 1853. Items mentioned include: the Blythe Waterland's Serenaders performing at Burton's Royal Circus, Bendigo; The Bendigo Cricket Club; The Criterion, Three-Horse Coach which left for Melbourne from Gravnor & Kewley's; Advertisement from the Adelaide Observer Office; Advertisement from The Sailors' Home, Commissioners' Flat, Bendigo. Marriage notice 6th Dec. of William Jackson, timber merchant, and Jemima Markwell; New Gold Licences, Prices of groceries; the price of draught horses and hacks, and the Price of Gold.newspaper, bendigo, newspaper 9/12/1853, wm hy cook, wm sherbon, r r haverfield, the sailors' home, william jackson, jemima markwell, w h wright, l macpherson & co, blythe waterland's serenaders, burton's royal circus, bendigo cricket club, h p stark, the criterion three-horse coach, gravnor & kewley's, adelaide observer office

Newspaper. Bendigo Advertiser. No. 1, Vol. 1, Friday Dec 9, 1853. Double sided A3 size newspaper. First edition of Bendigo Advertiser. First inland journal published in Victoria. Contains varying advertisements and one marriage of William Jackson and Jemima Markwell. (William Jackson should read William Nelson). See attached file for further information on Nelson/Markwell wedding. Printed by R R Haverfield, Friday Dec 9 1853. G Lea written in pen on back page of newspaper. Also an envelope written on in blue pen - 1st edition, Mrs Lea, Bendigo Advertiser.' Marie Meurer, Garsed Street' written on top LH corner of paper, in ink. On display at library 21.2.2019, returned.newspaper, bendigo, the bendigo advertiser