Surfers Paradise Hotel

The land has previously been developed by previous owners but 1925 marked the openings of the Jubilee Bridge and the South Coast Road, opening up the area to a new flow of driving tourists.

The flow of tourism gave a new economic beat to the area and Elston quickly became a fully-fledged city.

[1] In December 1933, Jim Cavill lobbied with locals to rename the city Elston to Surfers Paradise.

[4][6] The hotel was entirely rebuilt in bricks the following year, reopening in September 1937 with telephones in every room.

[9] In 1954, Topsy was taken to Government House in Brisbane to perform for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their royal tour of Australia in 1954.