This is the trailer to Australian film The Coolangatta Gold, directed by Igor Auzins and released on 22 November 1984, which led to the establishment of the Ironman race of the same name.

This silent newsreel clip shows people sunbaking on the Gold Coast.

This Movietone News newsreel highlights the attractions of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in the early 1960s.

Can the Gold Coast cope with a dramatic rise in population? This excerpt from the Film Australia documentary Populate or Perish shows the rapid development of the city.

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A young Nicole Kidman showcases her country dancing skills in this scene from the 1983 film Bush Christmas.
 

This clip introduces Murray Island in the Torres Strait and some of the plaintiffs involved in the claim for native title over the island – James Rice, Father Dave Passi and Koiki 'Eddie’ Mabo.

Far North Queensland stretches from Cairns, north to the Torres Strait and west to the Gulf Country.

Frame capture from the 27 seconds of a nitrate film showing South Sea Islander labourers cutting sugar cane at Nambour, Queensland, under the watchful eye of an overseer.

Professor Garth Nettheim presents historic background to the Murray Island case accompanied by footage of the Torres Strait Islands. Summary by Liz McNiven.