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The ''Illawarra Mercury'' is published from Monday to Friday with a weekend edition published on Saturday, in Wollongong, the third largest city in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It has been published since 1855, making it one of Australia's oldest newspapers and the second oldest regional newspaper in New South Wales.〔Illawarra Mercury (2005). ''(Illawarra Mercury celebrating 150 years : 1855-2005 )''. Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, N.S.W. p. 9-11.〕 It has been published daily since December 1949, and has had no local daily competition since the 1960s. It has strong links to the Illawarra community. The ''Mercury'' was once jocularly known as ''The Mockery'' among residents of the Illawarra region. As a result, it became a running gag on the ABC's Media Watch in the period when Stuart Littlemore hosted the programme, and The Mercury was edited by Peter Cullen. The Mercury is published in the standard Australian tabloid format, with each page having an approximate size of A3. The ''Mercury'' has had several Walkley Award winners on staff, most recently journalists Mario Christodoulou (2008), Nicole Hasham and Laurel-Lee Roderick (2010), and photographer Sylvia Liber (2014). The paper has often supported Labor at state and federal elections, but backed the Liberal Party for the 2011 New South Wales state election. It has links to neither party. Alistair Langford-Wilson became editor in April 2012. The ''Illawarra Mercury'' is owned by Fairfax Media, though the newspaper is editorially independent. Fairfax became a major shareholder in 1962 〔 only to later acquire the paper in 1969. == History == The ''Illawarra Mercury'' was established by Thomas Garrett and W. F. Cahill in 1855. The first issue was printed as 8 large folio pages and was circulated on 8 October 1855.〔''(The Empire, )''(10 October 1855 ). Illawarra Index, Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 14 February 2014.〕 Initially the newspaper was published once a week then increased to twice weekly in 1929.〔''Illawarra Mercury'', 6 December 1929.〕 During the 1930s the depression had a significant effect on the region and forced the newspaper to revert to a weekly publication.〔''(Illawarra Mercury, )''(29 April 1930 ). Illawarra Index, Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 14 February 2014.〕 It wasn’t until 1950 that the newspaper increased its publication to a daily paper; this led to the newspaper changing its name to the Illawarra Daily Mercury, which lasted until 1954.〔 In 1979 and after having dropped the ‘daily’from its title the Illawarra Mercury officially became a metropolitan daily newspaper.〔 One of the significant events of the newspaper includes the amalgamation with the Bulli Times and Port Kembla Pilot in February 1949.〔''(Illawarra Mercury )''(, 27 January 2014 ). Illawarra Index, Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 14 February 2014.〕 The paper also later merged with the South Coast Times in 1968.〔''(Illawarra Mercury, )''(9 May 1968 ). Illawarra Index, Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 14 February 2014.〕 In 1981 the Illawarra Mercury acquired a new offset press that allowed the newspaper to be brought to life in full colour.〔''Illawarra Mercury,'' 21 August 1981. p.1.〕 As technology emerged an order was placed in 1988 for a new electronic colour scanner which would enhance the newspapers production and appearance. It was the first newspaper in Australia to use the state-of-the-art Itek 210S scanner.〔''Illawarra Mercury,'' 8 October 1988.〕 In 2012 Fairfax relocated the editorial production, involving subeditors and page layout, of Illawarra Mercury to New Zealand.〔''Illawarra Mercury,'' 13 June 2013. p.9〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Illawarra Mercury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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