Gold Coast Flashback: Cheap property and television in the best 1960s advertisements.

Waterfront property is at a premium on the Gold Coast, with thousands of people keen to scoop up the city’s best spots. Imagine getting a block of land for just $1195.

THE swinging ’60s were in full cry on the Gold Coast in 1965.

The city was basking in the development and tourism booms in which towers were rising and exciting new ventures, including the iconic Meter Maids.

The advertising featured in the Gold Coast Bulletin shows a city expanding dramatically.

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Best Gold Coast advertising, Gold Coast Bulletin, 1965

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The businesses and cafes which had been mainstays of the paper’s advertisements from the 1930s to the 1950s were gone, replaced by big companies selling everything from home goods to cars.

Best Gold Coast advertising - 1965

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The Bulletin’s front page brought exciting news of Woolworths announcing plans for a new shop at Southport. It would lead two years later to the construction of the Sundale shopping centre.

Land remained remarkably cheap, with Southport Property Holdings offering 11 absolute waterfront sites on Hollywell Road for just 1195 pounds.

Television had come to Australia in the 10 years since 1955 and there were plenty of advertisements for the black-and-white units, with duel TV/record players on offer.

Volkswagen began selling its iconic Kombi van at Gold Coast dealerships.

The Gold Coast’s famous bars, including the Skyline at the Chevron Paradise Hotel, offered live entertainment, including The Rhodesians, a band formerly known as The Strangers.