1/24Interest rates were high at St George Bank. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
Best Gold Coast advertising from 1995
From high interest rates to the Sega Saturn, 1995 was a wild year. Here is the best advertising from the 1995 Gold Coast Bulletin
2/24Would you pay $899 for the Sega Saturn, one of the most infamous flops in video game history? Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
3/24A house at Robina went for just $219,000. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
4/24Tropicarnival 1995 Queen Quest. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
5/24A 12-packof Coke for $6.99. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
6/24Brashs was a popular shop in the 1990s. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
7/24Aerobics was hugely popular in the mid-1990s. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
8/24Apple Computers’ mid-1990s output was not well regarded, particularly by 1995, just a year before the return of Steve Jobs. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
9/24Citibank offered high interest rates. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
10/241995 - when you had to pay huge prices for screensavers. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
11/24Spirits remained cheap in the mid-90s. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
12/24A foldable portable home phone. This technology did not last. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
13/24Westpac offered high interest rates in 1995. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
14/24The Orchid Palace, a popular Chinese restaurant on the Gold Coast in 1995. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
15/24Property at Burleigh Waters was cheap in 1995. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
16/24VCR technology was entering its latter days, with DVD around two years away from being invented. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
17/24Windows 95 was just weeks away from release. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
18/24By 1995, mobile phones had been invented. NEC Sportz were just $379, Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
19/24Would you pay $124,900 for a house at Arundel. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
20/24The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers live action Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
21/24Car Prices were solid in 1995. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
22/24Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
23/24A washing Machine was $749 at Retravision Nerang. Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
24/24Remember Encarta 95? Advertisements in the Gold Coast Bulletin, August 1995. Gold Coast History.
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