FOR well over a century the Lithgow Mercury at 101 Main Street has faithfully recorded the day to day life of the district, the highs, the lows, the good times and the bad, and the trauma of two Word Wars.
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The newspaper is a unique catalogue of our history, unmatched by any other source.
But changing times and, particularly, changing technology mean this CBD landmark that stood the test of time far more than most has outlived the requirements of the workforce.
The Lithgow Mercury Office is closing after being sold to local interests but NOT the newspaper.
Journalists and advertising staff are being relocated and will continue to record the day to day pulse of Greater Lithgow as we move towards our 144th year.
So nothing has changed except the address.
(Our 101 Main Street actually began life as number 91. That changed years ago when street numbers were re-assigned).
The first Mercury Office was a typical 'bush town' premises in Gray Street behind today's Dominos Pizza in 1878 followed by a move up town to Main Street Lane just a short distance from where today's location was first occupied in the early 1900s.
With the acquisition of a neighbouring shoe store the building was modernised and doubled in size in the late 1950s.
At that time the Mercury was printed daily on site and also accommodated a busy commercial printing section.
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In the late 1980s when another major renovation took place the future was already catching up and the Mercury was subdivided with one side sold off to what is now the Salvation Amy store.
Now the remainder of the building has been sold to local business interests and will re-emerge in a role far distant to its past life in Main Street.
As far as clients and contributors are concerned nothing has changed.
As has been the case since the pandemic imposed a work from home ethic the journalists and advertising consultants can be contacted on 63522700 and follow the prompts.
Online contacts are also unchanged as is the postal address, Post Office Box 91.
FOOTNOTE:
OVER the decades of its existence the Mercury has launched the careers of notables in the fields of journalism and politics.
Foremost among these was (Sir) Joseph Cook who was the Mercury's Manager before going on to become Prime Minister and later High Commissioner to London.
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