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• State Library of Queensland 66 photos & illustrations
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• The Library of Congress 6 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 5 photos & illustrations
• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 5 photos & illustrations
• Powerhouse Museum 5 photos & illustrations
• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections 4 photos & illustrations
• Royal Australian Historical Society 2 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Australia 2 photos & illustrations
• U.S. National Archives 2 photos & illustrations
• National Library NZ on The Commons 2 photos & illustrations

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Sunbathing at South Beach, a Popular Retirement Center.

from U.S. National Archives

• 1 older comment, and then…
• Ajar Rhythm said:

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People on the Rainbow Bay edge of Greenmount Hill in Coolangatta, 1899

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra Beach to the north and Coolangatta Beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks. In the past the surf break was known for producing high quality barrels. Today sand pumping across the Tweed River mouth has filled it in and changed its character. The name of the neighbourhood comes from Kirra Hill which is 27 metres (89 ft) above sea level,[3] which first appears on an 1883 survey plan by surveyor Mr Schneider. Although believed to be an Indigenous name, the specific language and meaning is unknown. For example, in the Yuggera language, kaiyar means white cockatoo while in the Kabi language kirran means fire.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirra,_Queensland

• Sherrie Ford said:

  The people in this photo are actually sitting on Greenmount Point - the headland in the background is Kirra Point, with Coolangatta Beach separating the two.

• State Library of Queensland said:

  Thank you for your comment. This photograph has been updated on the catalogue with the relevant information update this Dec 2011 version of this image..

Aerial view of Miami, Gold Coast, 1927

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  Originally named after the Miami Hotel in 1925, the area was used as a large military camp in World War II. Miami experienced substantial building growth in the 1960s which was also when the district’s State High School was opened, attended by Anna Bligh who would later become Queensland’s Premier in 2007. In 1962 a chairlift was opened that would take visitors up to a cafeteria on North Nobby Hill. Eventually, a Magic Castle was built there and in 1983 the site was developed as the Magic Mountain theme park, complete with theatre, playground, and even ‘thrill rides’. It was a vibrant tourist attraction for a number of years until it was replaced by holiday apartments that still go by the name ‘Magic Mountain Resort’. Source: www.goldcoastaustralia.com/suburb-miami.html