Bruce Small

Sir Bruce Small
OStJ, JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Surfers Paradise
In office
27 May 1972 – 12 November 1977
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byBruce Bishop
Personal details
Born
Andrew Bruce Small

(1895-12-11)11 December 1895
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 May 1980(1980-05-01) (aged 84)
Benowa, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Party/National Party
Spouse(s)Eileen Hayman (m.1919 divorced), Lillian Ada Mitchell (m.1939)
Occupation Bicycle manufacturer, Land developer, Company director

Sir Andrew Bruce Small OStJ (11 December 1895 – 1 May 1980)[1] was an Australian businessman and politician. In Melbourne, he developed Malvern Star bicycles into a household name in Australia, then retired to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where he developed property, and as Mayor of the Gold Coast, promoted the area to Australia and the world as a family-friendly holiday destination through the bikini-clad meter maids in Surfers Paradise.[2]

  1. ^ Robert I. Longhurst. "Sir Andrew Bruce Small (1895–1980)". Small, Sir Andrew Bruce (1895–1980). Australian National University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Meter Maids". Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2010.