by 1873, the township had been surveyed, a number of the allotments sold and a track created connecting burleigh heads to nerang. references to its magnificent beach were starting to appear and reports in newspapers suggested that burleigh heads' natural beauty had the potential to eclipse all other seaside locations in the region. however, despite the eventual sale of all the allotments in the township, by 1885, there was only one accommodation house run by fredrick fowler and very few, if any, privately owned houses. further subdivisions and land sales took place in burleigh during 1914, 1915, 1930, 1929 and 1947.