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Rose's Rooftop Garden

Rose's Rooftop Garden

Rose’s Rooftop Garden included a dance floor and telescope to enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding area. Read this story
The Wallum Banksia

The Wallum Banksia

The Wallum Banksia occurs in the coastal regions of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Read this story
South Coast Women's Organisation

South Coast Women's Organisation

Meetings were scheduled around the bus timetables to allow ladies to travel from across the region and return home in time for the evening meal. Read this story
Labrador Recreation Reserve

Labrador Recreation Reserve

During the 1940s and 1950s the Labrador Memorial Hall was used as a venue for meetings, functions, receptions, roller skating, dances and movies. Read this story
The Grand Hotel Labrador

The Grand Hotel Labrador

Theodore Lenneberg proposed a new and luxurious hotel at Deep Water Point. Read this story
Nancy and Frank Jarvis

Nancy and Frank Jarvis

When the children had not been located by the following morning the authorities were called. Read this story
Nerang School of Arts

Nerang School of Arts

In 1886 a meeting was held to discuss the establishment of a School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute. Read this story
Pacific Fair Shopping Centre

Pacific Fair Shopping Centre

Pacific Fair opened on 23 August 1977 as a state-of-the-art shopping centre with 96 specialty stores, entertainment, a fish pond and 300 carparks. Read this story
Currumbin Creek

Currumbin Creek

Currumbin Creek starts its journey to the sea through the gorges of Mt Cougal National Park before gathering at the Currumbin Rock Pools, a popular swimming and picnic spot for tourists and locals. Read this story
The Café Cathay

The Café Cathay

The façade of the Café Cathay included two large neon dragons and was the largest and most colourful neon sign in Queensland. Read this story
Matron Annabelle Gawn

Matron Annabelle Gawn

Annabelle Gawn was a widely respected nurse in Nerang and the surrounding district during the first half of the twentieth century. Read this story
The Nerang Show

The Nerang Show

The first Nerang Agricultural Show was held on 30 September 1885. Read this story
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