It’s Hot in Brisbane but it’s Coolangatta was recorded in 1953 by singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell’s Orchestra with Doug Roughton’s Hokey Pokey Club on vocals as well.
Prince Charles, at a State Reception in Sydney on 4 November 1977 to talk about the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations, refers to three girls who were asked to leave Coolangatta airport before his