Illawarra Mercury celebrates 160 years: 1950-2000 focus | photos

By Louise Turk
Updated October 23 2015 - 11:19am, first published October 22 2015 - 12:15pm
Many photos courtesy of Wollongong City Library and Illawarra Historical Society.

In the third of our special four-part series looking at the Illawarra Mercury’s 160-year coverage of the region, LOUISE TURK explores the news and people who made the headlines from 1950-2000.

The second half of the 20th century was a period of enormous, overwhelming change in the Illawarra region.

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