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All photos are courtesy of Gold Coast City Council Local Studies Library, Picture Gold Coast collection. Collection reference numbers are provided with each photo.

Photo: Action 1 The Aquamaids, a star attraction at the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens on the Nerang River, Queensland, circa 1960 [picture] / Alexander McRobbie, photographer. Asset name LS-LSP-CD011-IMG0043

Photo: Action 1
The Aquamaids, a star attraction at the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens on the Nerang River, Queensland, circa 1960 [picture] / Alexander McRobbie, photographer.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD011-IMG0043

 

Photo: Action 2 Unidentified male diving into the swimming pool attached to the Southport Pier, Southport, Queensland, circa 1930s. George A. Jackman, photographer. LS-LSP-CD335-IMG0002

Photo: Action 2
Unidentified male diving into the swimming pool attached to the Southport Pier, Southport, Queensland, circa 1930s. George A. Jackman, photographer. LS-LSP-CD335-IMG0002

 

Photo: Action 3 Two unidentified women and man on the World War 1 field gun believed to be at Anzac Park, Southport, Queensland, circa 1920 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD129-IMG0018

Photo: Action 3
Two unidentified women and man on the World War 1 field gun believed to be at Anzac Park, Southport, Queensland, circa 1920 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD129-IMG0018

 

Photo: Action 4 Believed to be lifesavers shooting rifles at sharks to protect swimmers at Main Beach, Southport, Queensland, circa 1930s. George A. Jackman, photographer. LS-LSP-CD324-IMG0012

Photo: Action 4
Believed to be lifesavers shooting rifles at sharks to protect swimmers at Main Beach, Southport, Queensland, circa 1930s. George A. Jackman, photographer. LS-LSP-CD324-IMG0012

 

Photo: Action 5 Riding horses in the surf at Burleigh beach, Queensland, circa 1910 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD058-IMG0002

Photo: Action 5
Riding horses in the surf at Burleigh beach, Queensland, circa 1910 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD058-IMG0002

 

Photo: Action 6 Giving the horses a run along the beach at Burleigh, Queensland, circa 1910 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD058-IMG0019

Photo: Action 6
Giving the horses a run along the beach at Burleigh, Queensland, circa 1910 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD058-IMG0019

 

Photo: Action 7 Plane on Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta, Queensland, circa 1932 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD298-IMG0032

Photo: Action 7
Plane on Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta, Queensland, circa 1932 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD298-IMG0032

 

 

 

Photo: Action 8 Costumed horserider at the Southport Show, Queensland, September, 1972 [picture] / Bob Avery, photographer. Asset name LS-LSP-CD666-IMG0001

Photo: Action 8
Costumed horserider at the Southport Show, Queensland, September, 1972 [picture] / Bob Avery, photographer.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD666-IMG0001

Photo: Action 9 Costumed residents in the Spring Festival Parade, Nerang Street, Southport, Queensland, 1962 [picture] / Bob Avery, photographer. Asset name LS-LSP-CD579-IMG0005

Photo: Action 9
Costumed residents in the Spring Festival Parade, Nerang Street, Southport, Queensland, 1962 [picture] / Bob Avery, photographer.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD579-IMG0005

Photo: Action 10  Meeting of officials and residents regarding the closing of the border between New South Wales and Queensland during the 1919 influenza epidemic, Queensland, 1919 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD094-IMG0109

Photo: Action 10
Meeting of officials and residents regarding the closing of the border between New South Wales and Queensland during the 1919 influenza epidemic, Queensland, 1919 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD094-IMG0109

Photo: Action 11 Unidentified ladies with horse and sulky crossing 'The Dip' in Mudgeeraba, Queensland, circa 1918 [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD781-IMG0003

Photo: Action 11
Unidentified ladies with horse and sulky crossing ‘The Dip’ in Mudgeeraba, Queensland, circa 1918 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD781-IMG0003

Photo: Action 12 Salvaging Mick Gardiner's produce truck from the sinking Alberton Ferry, Queensland, circa 1940s [picture] / Photographer unknown. Asset name LS-LSP-CD030-IMG0030

Photo: Action 12
Salvaging Mick Gardiner’s produce truck from the sinking Alberton Ferry, Queensland, circa 1940s [picture] / Photographer unknown.
Asset name LS-LSP-CD030-IMG0030

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Photo: Action 13 Locomotive hauling timber from Upper Coomera Valley to Canungra Mill, Queensland [picture] Asset name LS-LSP-CD098-IMG0055

Photo: Action 13
Locomotive hauling timber from Upper Coomera Valley to Canungra Mill, Queensland [picture]
Asset name LS-LSP-CD098-IMG0055

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