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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33446, 30 January 1974, Page 11

CHRISTCHURCH'74 EDMONTON'7B NOW... \ \ / 1 nt w F"' MkS “It was with pleasure that I 1 I" Sm^aKT~"l learntthattheCityof . i I have pleasure in J H| A i Bnsbanemtendstoseekthe . B \ personally supporting ’ .Jfl ißk 1982 Commonwealth Games . the formal request that M Byst fl s s . ■»■ fl j for Brisbane. The holdingot K i. the City of Brisbane be ■fl t MF ■ the Games in any city in d| Kt. considered as the fl ■MB-.,*,..-. .■ .flh jPwfrifiF Australia at that time would Australian venue forthe t ’ As one of be welcomed by all j staging of the 1982 Games. ■W'BHWF " ; Australia's top Australians.... i, W ■ Jf lam sure that Brisbane, i WL sportscities, “There is no question that if wfMaßt 1 together with its Lord Wwllw: Brisbane, and its th® Games are awarded to qjMPk Mayor and City Council w 900.000 sports loving Brisbane, not only willthe . * will fulfil all requirements : ' ..Cl_ i ■ WHIEWfB citizens would facilitiesbeofthehighest for staging and accom- I ■ ' igßf welcome the opportunity class, but also the climate 4// modating the 1982 of being host city and environs will be ideally Commonwealth Games in ,] to the Commonwealth suitedforthestagingof our State Capital ; Games in 1982." suchanimportantevent." M Jo , clemJones i Premier of Queensland. or d BRISBANE-FUN CITY... BRISBANE-SPORTSCITY... Nearly 600 restaurants ... discotheques... nightclubs... a dozen Brisbane is a city of nearly 900,000 people, almost every one of or so live theatres ... Brisbane, home of the State Opera, Ballet them actively interested in, or actually playing, one sport or another, and Theatre Companies and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Name nearly any sport you like, and you'll find it placed in Brisbane is a “fun” city. It has to be tb entertain the million or more tourists with the organisation, facilities, fields and stadiums needed 'by that who, each year, enjoy in Brisbane and the nearby Sun sport. This probably explains why Brisbane is one of Australia's and Gold Coasts. Yet, with all its big city attractions, Brisbane has favoured venues for international and national competitions. ’. no big city coldness. Indeed, a large part of the fun in Brisbane is its friendliness. BRISBANE-GATEWAY CITY... BRISBANE-SUN CITY... Beautiful in itself, Brisbane is also the Gateway City to one of There are decades of statistics that conclusively prove Brisbane's Australia’s finest scenic and tourist states.. Among the many climate to be one of the finest and sunniest in the world. Visits from attractions are the world famous Great Barrier Reef .with its ever one million tourists a year seem to prove it. But the real proof thousands of miles of coral reefs and islands, the vast plains,of the you need to experience ... relaxing on nearby golden beaches... outback and the superb beaches of Surfers Paradise and the other walking in Brisbane’s acres of colourful flowering gardens... nearby Gold Coast beaches. Access is easy, too! Brisbane has disown enjoying the open sunny friendliness of Brisbane people. Brisbane international airport with ready access by road, rail or air -to the —Sun City—welcomes youl rest of Queensland and Australia. :