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The time capsule commemorates the 80th birthday of Surfers Paradise.
In 1925, Brisbane hotelier Jim Cavill opened the Surfers Paradise Hotel located on what would later become the site of the Surfers Paradise Centre which incorporates the Surfers Paradise Beer Garden and Hard Rock Cafe. In opening the hotel and neighbouring zoo, Cavill created the first attraction in the suburb. Located between the ferry jetty and the white surf beach off the South Coast Road, it became popular and shops and services sprang up around it. In the following years Cavill pushed to have the original name Elston changed to Surfers' Paradise. The suburb was officially renamed on 1 December 1933 after the local council felt the Surfers Paradise name was more marketable.
Location
| Address: | The Esplanade, , Surfers Paradise , 4217 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.003436 Long: 153.431304 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Time Capsule |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 01-December-1933 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 01-December-2013 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 1st December, 2013 |
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This location houses the Surfers Paradise Time Capsule which was dedicated on 1st December 2013 by Mayor Tom Tate and the community to commemorate the 80th birthday of Surfers Paradise
To be opened on 1st December 2033 on the 100th birthday of Surfers Paradise.
Surfers Paradise
Gold Coast
