 One of Geelong's best-known department stores, Bright and Hitchcocks, was established in 1861, and the HM Prison Geelong built using convict labour, was opened in 1864.In 1866, Graham Berry started a newspaper, the "Geelong Register", as a rival to the established "Geelong Advertiser".When this proved unsuccessful, he bought the "Advertiser" and made himself editor of the now-merged papers.