How Bruce Bishop saved his legacy
ANGRY about the sale of Surfers Paradise’s Bruce Bishop Carpark? So was its name sake when council had a crack at selling his legacy. Here’s how the old lion roared one last time.
History
Our most infamous prison break
IT was the prison break that shocked Australia. How did the ‘postcard bandit’ lead a group of murderers and rapists to escape from custody and go on the run in late 1997? This is the story of Brenden Abbott.
‘How I got fit by being a brickie’
TODAY’S rugby league stars have gyms and specialised trainers who help keep them fit. But one Gold Coast player instead got fit by putting in the hard years on the building site.
Remembering Indy’s forgotten moments
WE all remember how Indy started and sensationally ended. But here are some rare photos and memories from some of the carnival’s forgotten moments of the past 20 years.
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Flashback: Bulletin bikini babe
LEANNE Webber last set foot on a catwalk more than 25 years ago but she keeps coming face to face with herself as a model.
Flashback: Gold Coast mine drama
AS far as flotsam and jetsam goes, it doesn’t get more intriguing than a World War Two German mine.
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