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group. The ''Weekly Times area stretched from Woodville in the north, through to

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in the south, and covered many of Adelaide's coastal suburbs, including

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and Henley Beach. The newspaper generally reported on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Henley Beach, Woodville, Thebarton and West Lakes. It also covers the

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councils. In 2007 it had a circulation of 61,739 and a readership of 81,000. On 28 May 2020, as part of an effort to "streamline tscommunity titles" and issues relating to the

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History

The ''Woodville Times'' was established by ''Messenger'' in 1954. In 1959 it was renamed the ''Weekly Times''. Two years later, in 1961, ''Messenger'' owner Roger Baynes acquired the ''Westside News Review'', which also covered the western suburbs, from John Carroll. The paper was renamed the ''Westside''. In 1984, the ''Westside'' was renamed ''Westside Messenger'' and the ''Weekly Times'' was renamed ''Weekly Times Messenger''. In 1992, the ''Westside Messenger'' was merged into the ''Weekly Times Messenger'' to form one paper covering the entire western suburbs.Adelaide 20th Century newspapers
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