Keith Williams (developer)
Keith Williams, CMG (22 September 1929 – 19 October 2011) was an Australian businessman. He worked on attractions in Queensland, including Sea World, Hamilton Island and Port Hinchinbrook.[1]
Williams was born in Brisbane on 22 September 1929. He left school aged 13 and by aged 16 had started his first business. At age 19, he made products licensed by Walt Disney in a self-built factory at Bulimba with 50 employees.[2] Williams began his career in the 1960s with the creation of a water skiing park in Surfers Paradise. This was followed by a raceway, Sea World, and Hamilton Island, Daydream Island[3] and Port Hinchinbrook in the Whitsunday Islands.[4]
Williams was an Australian water-skiing champion.[5] He married a former TV star and later Miss Gold Coast, Thea Williams, in 1963.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sea World founder Keith Williams dead". ABC News. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ Carman, Gerry (21 October 2011). "GOD is dead: The man's developments will outlive him". The Age. Fairfax.
- ↑ "Daydream Goes on the Market". AccomNews. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ↑ Maddison, Melissa. (4 November 2011). "Memorial farewells developer Williams". ABC Premium News.
- ↑ "Keith Williams". Gold Coast City Libraries. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ↑ Donnelly, Marea (22 October 2011). "A true businessman who backed himself". Daily Telegraph, Sydney. p. 108.
