Fawkner, John Pascoe., The Melbourne Advertiser Port Phillip Australia, No.8, Written for, and Published by, Jn P Fawkner, and dated February 19th 1838, Lithographed by E. Whitehead & Co., The eighth number of the first Melbourne newspaper, here reproduced in a scarce nineteenth-century facsimile edition., [Melbourne: 1869.], A typical advertisement reads 'The undersigned begs to inform the Public that he keeps a Boat and two men in readiness for the Purpose of Crossing and recrossing Passengers between Willamstown and the opposite Beach. Parties from Melbourne are requested to raise a Smoke [signal] and the Boat will be at their Service as soon as practicable...