Birmingham Journal (eighteenth century)

This article is about the eighteenth century newspaper. For the nineteenth century newspaper of the same name, see Birmingham Journal (nineteenth century).

The only known surviving copy of the Birmingham Journal, dated 21 May 1733

The Birmingham Journal was the first newspaper known to have been published in Birmingham, England. Little is known of it as few records remain, but a single copy survives in the Library of Birmingham: Number 28, dated Monday May 21, 1733.[1] It is assumed from this that the first edition was probably published on 14 November 1732.[2]

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  2. ^ Whates, H. R. G. (1957). The Birmingham Post, 1857–1957: a centenary retrospect. Birmingham: Birmingham Post & Mail. p. 12. OCLC 2671825.