History

’We’ll regret not extending rail in 20 years’

TRAFFIC on the M1 was so bad an MP said the Gold Coast would regret not extending the railway to the border by 2017. Turns out she was right.

Prime Minister Harold Holt skin diving on Portsea Beach in Melbourne with his daughters-in-law, 30/01/66 (1966). Pic Ron IredaleSTRICT CONDITIONS: There are 50 pictures in this assignment which are for use in The Australian's 50th anniversary magazine. They can not be used elsewhere until after the 15th July 2014. No use is permitted without contacting the Picture Editor of The Australian.

History

Holt’s letter from beyond the grave

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared 50 years ago today. But just weeks after his death, a Gold Coast filmmaker got a letter from beyond the grave.

09/04/2011 SPORT: Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns. Etihad Stadium. Gary Ablett Jr bursts out of the middle

History

How the Gold Coast Suns first rose

THE Gold Coast Suns are hoping 2018 will be their year on field as the city’s AFL team looks back a decade to the day the club’s creation was announced.