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"GO FOR THE KIDS"; Children and Picture Theatres.
West's Theatres "Win a Pony competition" c 1957. The prize was part of a promotion campaign for the Tim Hovey Film, The Private War of...
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Oct 2, 20234 min read


TEROWIE INSTITUTE THEATRE - TEROWIE
Interior Terowie Institute (photo reproduced courtesy of Philip Wood) Showing the bio box and seating in the Terowie Institute building...
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Jun 18, 20235 min read


YORK PICTURE THEATRE - ADELAIDE
The York Picture Theatre building c 1921. Image courtesy of State Library of South Australia https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource...
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Apr 30, 20234 min read


THE MAYFAIR THEATRE - ADELAIDE
Crowd outside of The Mayfair Theatre, Rundle Street, Adelaide. c 1935 - photo courtesy of SLSA (https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resou...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read


RENOWN PICTURES - ORROROO - PART 2
Orroroo Institute (Home of Renown Pictures), 12th October 1962. Image Courtesy of Orroroo Historical Society and District Council of...
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Feb 12, 20223 min read


RENOWN PICTURES - ORROROO
Plaque outside the Orroroo Institute Image author's own. In July 1920 the Quorn Mercury reported that Mr JH McDougall had recently...
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Dec 18, 20212 min read


WOODVILLE HALL PICTURES - WOODVILLE
Woodville Town Hall's proscenium (Image author's own). When the new Woodville Town Hall opened in April 1927, the Woodville Hall...
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Sep 25, 20212 min read


EMPIRE THEATRE - GROTE STREET
The Empire Theatre opened in 1909 and continued operation until 1952. It was located at 61 Grote Street, just a little up from Moonta...
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Mar 25, 20212 min read


STATE THEATRE - HINDLEY STREET
Exterior view of State Theatre, Hindley Street, Adelaide, Image courtesy of State Library of South Australia. Photo; Vic Grimmett c 1957...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read


STAR THEATRE - GOODWOOD
Exterior – Star Theatre, 1954 Now called the Capri Theatre and still thankfully very much running as a picture theatre. Today it is run...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
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