Illawarra Mercury celebrates 160 years: focus on 1855 to 1900

By Michelle Webster
October 10 2015 - 7:00am

Wollongong was a wild, tough town in 1855 when the Illawarra Mercury’s first edition rolled off the hand-operated press.

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