South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

1 of the South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus appeared on Saturday 6 January 1900, incorporating its precursor, the Wollongong Argus, which commenced publication in 1876 and continued until 1899.

The paper's first editorial noted that "our venture should be regarded merely in the light of a soundly conducted useful paper – a vehicle by means of which ideas can be interchanged, abuses remedied, and the world's news and general information gathered and disseminated ..."[2] During the 1940s the newspaper was owned by Mona E. Dee, who subsequently entered into partnership with Stanley Leonard (Stan) Lord.

[3] From 1949 the newspaper was published twice weekly, coming out on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings.

[3] The publication area extended from Nowra north to Helensburgh.

[4] It was continued by the South Coast Times, which was published between 4 June 1959 and 28 December 1968.