[1] The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Port Adelaide, Semaphore, Outer Harbor and West Lakes.

[2] In 1951, Port Adelaide courier Roger Baynes, in partnership with Len Croker, took over the Largs North Progressive Association's Progressive Times.

The Messenger originally operated out of a small room above a Port Adelaide bicycle shop.

The business later moved to an old butcher's shop on Commercial Road, Port Adelaide.

Baynes acquired more suburban titles across Adelaide during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and rebranded them under the Messenger name.