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Coolangatta is the southernmost suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 4869. It is named after the schooner "Coolangatta" which was wrecked there in 1846. Coolangatta and its immediate neighbouring "Twin Town" Tweed Heads in New South Wales have a shared economy. The Tweed River supports a thriving fishing fleet, and the seafood is a local specialty offered in the restaurants and clubs of the holiday and retirement region on both sides of the state border. The Gold Coast Airport, formerly known as Coolangatta Airport, is located near Coolangatta. Early settlement: Coolangatta was one of the earliest settlements at the Gold Coast. Once again focused on a steep headland at Point Danger the area was occupied by Europeans from at least 1828 by a convict station and red cedar getters soon followed. Selectors followed in the 1860s and a small settlement at Coolangatta was established. In 1883 a township was surveyed. Border town: As a border town Coolangatta ... Read more about Coolangatta on Wikipedia

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