20th century Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland

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1933

the town of elston officially renamed surfers paradise.


1949

town of south coast created through amalgamation of coolangatta , southport.
10 march: 1949 queensland airlines lockheed lodestar crash in bilinga.


1958 - town of south coast renamed town of gold coast.
1959 - town of gold coast renamed city of gold coast.
1960 - kinkabool (building) constructed in surfers paradise.
1962 - lido arcade in surfers paradise opens.
1963 - gold coast bulletin newspaper in publication.
1964 - southport-brisbane south coast railway line closes.
1966

the sands (building) , paradise towers constructed in surfers paradise.
gold coast bridge rebuilt.


1967

garfield towers built in surfers paradise.
bruce small elected mayor.


1971

sea world park opens in southport.
population: 75,862.


1973 - robert neumann elected mayor.
1974 - currumbin estuary bridge opens.
1979 - gold coast marathon begins.
1981

dreamworld amusement park in business in coomera.
population: 177,264.


1984

the coolangatta gold ironman race begins.
cade s county waterpark in business in oxenford.


1986 - gold coast city art gallery opens.
1987 - carrara stadium opens.
1988 - bond university opens in robina.
1990

gold coast , albert genealogical society active.
australia fair shopping centre in business in southport.


1991

movie world amusement part in business in oxenford.
population: 301,559.


1995

shire of albert becomes part of gold coast city.
ray stevens becomes mayor.


1996 - moroccan (building) constructed in surfers paradise.
1997 - gary baildon becomes mayor.
1999 - gold coast sporting hall of fame opens.




^ gold coast bulletin 2009.
^ city council 1997.
^ gold coast (qld.) - newspapers . catalogue. national library of australia. retrieved 30 may 2014. 
^ hajdu 1993.
^ . gold coast family history society. retrieved 30 may 2014. 
^ ian mcdougall, ed. (november 3, 2013), golden day elite sports people , southport star, queensland – via state library of queensland ask librarian  






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