Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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20th century
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- 1933
- The town of Elston is officially renamed Surfers Paradise.
- 1949
- Town of South Coast created through the amalgamation of Coolangatta and 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.[1]
- 1960 - Kinkabool (building) constructed in Surfers Paradise.[2]
- 1962 - Lido Arcade in Surfers Paradise opens.[1]
- 1963 - Gold Coast Bulletin newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1964 - Southport-Brisbane South Coast railway line closes.[1]
- 1966
- 1967
- 1971
- 1973 - Robert Neumann elected mayor.[1]
- 1974 - Currumbin Estuary Bridge opens.[1]
- 1979 - Gold Coast Marathon begins.
- 1981
- Dreamworld amusement park in business in Coomera.[1]
- Population: 177,264.[4]
- 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.[1]
- 1990
- Gold Coast and Albert Genealogical Society active.[5]
- Australia Fair Shopping Centre in business in Southport.
- 1991
- Movie World amusement part in business in Oxenford.[1]
- Population: 301,559.[4]
- 1995
- Shire of Albert becomes part of Gold Coast City.[1]
- Ray Stevens becomes mayor.
- 1996 - Moroccan (building) constructed in Surfers Paradise.[2]
- 1997 - Gary Baildon becomes mayor.
- 1999 - Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame opens.[6]
21st century
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- 2000
- Palazzo Versace Australia hotel in business.
- Towers of Chevron Renaissance and Pacific Motorway[1] built.
- 2004
- Ron Clarke becomes mayor.[1]
- Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre opens in Broadbeach.[1]
- 2005 - Q1 (building) constructed.[1]
- 2006 - The Wave (building) constructed.
- 2007
- Gold Coast Titans rugby club formed.
- Circle on Cavill and Southport Central built.
- 2008
- November: 2008 Queensland storms.
- Robina Stadium opens.
- 2009 - Gold Coast Football Club formed.
- 2010 - The Oracle constructed.
- 2011
- Australian Sevens rugby contest relocates to Gold Coast.
- Population: 557,822 (urban agglomeration).[7]
- 2012
- Soul (building) constructed.
- Tom Tate becomes mayor.[8]
- 2013
- January: Cyclone Oswald.
- City Plan drafted.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Gold Coast Bulletin 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 City Council 1997.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hajdu 1993.
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Bibliography
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