1960s Queensland - 'Route One: Highway to the Sun'

Route One: Highway to the Sun (1960s) - Queensland Department of Main Roads.

[bohdan]

Aaah the good old days when you could truly take an innocent care free relaxing holiday without the high pressure Hype of everyone trying to rip you off ! Everything is so sanitised, regimented and regulated these days it takes away the fun, spontaneity and adventure out of your holiday.

[petergraves]

Wonderful. In 1968, I hitch-hiked that road from Sydney to Cairns - and back. Even got a ride from the Qld police at one stage. Memorable.

[markrushton]

The best days and we had them, now its just stress and go faster, what's on the mobile, FOMO.Im glad to have grown up then.We had loads more fun and didn't cost much to boot.

[GazGuitarz]

I was a kid in Brisbane Queensland during this era. It was a bloody fantastic era. We actually used to be fairly self-sufficient and manufacture white goods, cars, furniture, clothing .. you name it. In fact, just about everything that has now been offshored to slave factories in Asia, we used to make or grow ourselves. Plenty of work and a growing middle class. Now we have very little, or gig economy only work, and a shrinking middle class, many of whom are so indebted that they will be paying for their overpriced homes until death.
The highway to Gold Coast upgrades never helped. It's still a congested mess that could cost you a fortune in private toll fees. In the 60's congestion was normally caused by over-heating car radiators in the hot Queensland sun, as everyone made a dash to the beach on the weekend. Yes, it gets bloody hot and humid here! Now days, congestion is caused by over population. We have very few industries remaining. Mostly everything is imported and the best of anything that is grown or produced here is exported overseas while the public are sold inferior imports or the left overs. Oh.. and the Great Barrier Reef is dying!

[mickzammit]

My uncle and aunt did this trip from Ingham in the north to Currumbin creek each Christmas in an Austin A40. How laid back and beautiful that area was in the late 50s and early 60s. I'll never forget it.

[easydailytrades]

Most definitely a nicer time! Look how we have changed? It's not for the better!

[cecilias_shorts]

I love watching these kind of videos....i lived on the Tweed Coast around this time...born 1957

[heatherhall]

Gosh how things have changed so significantly in such a short time - haha Cyclone Ellie in Townsville they say, I live in Townsville, I didn’t know I named my daughter after a Cyclone 🌬🌪

[jeanettemcdonald]

A much more relaxed time the 1960s, not so much turmoil and crime.

[queenslander]

What a blast from the past! Lived at Gold Coast in early 70’s. Went to Uni in Brisbane from Bundy where I was born. Just completed a motorhome trip to Cairns. Love that part of the country!❤️👍🏼

[captaindapto]

i can only begin to imagine how good the fruit must have tasted back then.

[clancywoods]

1:39 haha i was so confused until I remembered New Guinea was part of Australia at the time.

[micko]

I wish I was there, but I was born in the early 70s. Everyone worked, no Centrelink, perfect.

[dazza]

Only wish we could still have those days the best state in Oz.

[bobjackson]

I did the trip as far as Townville last year. Enjoyable trip.

[acmlsrtvxacmlsrtvx]

John Nash, I have not seen John for 25 years. Are used to do the Royal Easter show in Sydney as ring commentator he scored many generations. Another great Australian

[bailey]

I’ve driven the Cook highway, probably has the most beautiful views on any road I’ve ever been on!

[trevorfitzgerald]

There would not have been 2 million people in Queensland in those days. Dad was a truck driver one of the drivers told me there was about 35 miles of bitumen between Dalby and Mount Isa . Even in the 70s there was plenty of dirt roads now there plenty of bumpy bitumen roads.

[Robochop-vzqm]

Born in Southport. I recall koalas crossing the Pacific Hwy at South Tweed. 🐨

[garyholt]

Somebody moved Jack Evan's Porpoise Pool to Coolangatta. Was always in Tweed Heads in the time I remember