Images of history: Gold Coast
Sunseekers flock to Coolangatta Beach in 1934 Movies at Southport Pier about 1934 Lifesavers shoot at sharks feeding on a whale carcass at Burleigh Heads in 1927	Holidaymakers at the Beach House, Coolangatta, in 1926 The Southport Road in 1929 Talkies come to the theatre at Southport, 1936

History bytes:
1915 The land that eventually becomes the central business district of Surfers Paradise is offered for auction. Lamington National Park (19,000 hectares) is proclaimed.
1925 A private zoo opens at Jim Cavill's Surfers Paradise Hotel.
1932 Southport water supply starts operation.
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