▁W oll ong ong ▁Arg us , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁paper ' s ▁first ▁editor ial ▁noted ▁that ▁" our ▁vent ure ▁should ▁be ▁regarded ▁merely ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁a ▁sound ly ▁conducted ▁useful ▁paper ▁– ▁a ▁vehicle ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁which ▁ideas ▁can ▁be ▁inter changed , ▁ab uses ▁rem ed ied , ▁and ▁the ▁world ' s ▁news ▁and ▁general ▁information ▁gathered ▁and ▁dis sem in ated ▁... " ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Mon a ▁E . ▁De e , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁entered ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Stanley ▁Leonard ▁( St an ) ▁Lord . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁published ▁twice ▁week ly , ▁coming ▁out ▁on ▁Monday ▁even ings ▁and ▁Th urs day ▁m orn ings . ▁The ▁publication ▁area ▁extended ▁from ▁Now ra ▁north ▁to ▁Hel ens burgh . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁paper , ▁volume ▁ 5 9 ▁no . ▁ 4 3 , ▁appeared ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁Times , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁between ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Dig it isation ▁The ▁paper ▁has ▁been ▁digit ised ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁New sp apers ▁Dig it isation ▁Program ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁National