Victor Harbour Times

''The Times'' is a newspaper published weekly (or bi-weekly) in Victor Harbor, South Australia since August 1912. Its title has, as with most regional newspapers, undergone a series of name changes and simplifications over its history. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

History

The newspaper was originally published as ''The Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot'', with the first edition published on Friday 23 August 1912 (its title used "Harbour" from 8 September 1922). On 16 May 1930, the title was briefly altered to ''The Times Victor Harbour and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot'', and from 15 April 1932 to 22 March 1978 it was published weekly (variously on a Friday (1932-1973), Thursday (1973) and Wednesday (1974-1978)) and called ''Victor Harbour Times'', then from 30 March 1978 to 31 December 1986 it was called ''Victor Harbor Times''. From 7 January 1987, the header was simplified further, and it continues to this day as ''The Times'' (stylised as ''The Times On the Coast''). From 1 August 1984 to 17 November 1995 it was published bi-weekly. The newspaper started publishing Thursdays from 5 June 1997.

''On the Coast'' is a monthly publication first begun as a quarterly in December 1989 by Country Publishers. In October 1990 it absorbed ''The District Telegraph'' (issued February 1988-July 1990), a publication of the Willunga Council. By 1992 it was a small monthly newspaper published by ''The'' ''Times'' to serve the Fleurieu Peninsula. It is posted and delivered to Sellicks, Aldinga Beach, McLaren Vale, McLaren Flat, Maslin Beach, Moana, Seaford and Willunga (and available at general stores in Aldinga, Old Noarlunga, Mt. Compass, McLaren Vale, Sellicks, Seaford, Seaford Rise, Maslins Beach, and Willunga Library).

The ''Times'' also published the ''Great Southern Star'' (21 November 1995 – June 1999), a free local newspaper with content covering the whole of the Fleurieu Peninsula.

In May 2017, the newspaper sold its 95-year old office on Coral Street, moving to a new location at Stuart Street, Victor Harbor.

Distribution

''The'' ''Times'' serves towns including Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Middleton, Goolwa, Strathalbyn, Myponga, Normanville, Yankalilla, Cape Jervis and Strathalbyn. Like other Rural Press publications, the newspaper is also available online.

Awards

''The Times'' won the 2007 Best SA Country Newspaper over 6000 circulation award.

Digitisation

The National Library of Australia has digitised photographic copies of most issues of ''The Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot'' fro
Vol I, No. 1 of 23 August 1912
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Vol. XIX No. 920 of 9 May 1930
and its successor ''The Victor Harbour Times'' fro
Vol XXI, No. 1019 of 15 April 1932
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Vol. 74 No. 3,478 of 31 December 1986
that may be accessed via Trove.

''On the Coast'' is available in microfiche and physical formats in the State Library of South Australia.

References

External links

The Times webpage
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Newspapers published in South Australia
Publications established in 1912
1912 establishments in Australia
Weekly newspapers published in Australia