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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
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THE PICCADILLY - NORTH ADELAIDE - UPDATE
Happy New Year. I am so pleased to start a new year with a good story, about a renewal of a picture theatre. The Piccadilly which closed...
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Jan 1, 20232 min read
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OZONE THEATRE - GLENELG
Glenelg Ozone c 1938. Image from Decoration and Glass Courtesy of Trove The Ozone Glenelg was built in 1937. The Ozone cinema chain was...
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Oct 15, 20222 min read
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CENTRAL PICTURE THEATRE - ADELAIDE
C 1910-1919 Image courtesy of SLSA https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+786 In the 29 September 1911 edition of the The Express...
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Jul 10, 20221 min read
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PAVILION PICTURE THEATRE (THE PAV) - ADELAIDE.
Adelaide Plan No 11. c1911-1914 - which clearly shows the location of the Pavilion Picture Theatre. Image courtesy of State Library of...
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Apr 29, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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OXFORD CINEMA - UNLEY
Allan Hall inside the Oxford Theatre, Unley, 13/5/1996 Image courtesy of State Library of SA (https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resourc...
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Nov 14, 20212 min read
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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
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MEMORIES OF A picture THEATRE GOER
Many years ago I interviewed Patricia for an essay that I was writing at the time about the experience of going to see a film in the...
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Sep 12, 20216 min read
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OZONE THEATRE - SEMAPHORE
A few weeks ago now I had the pleasure of talking to and interviewing Allan Hall. Allan, ran the Ozone Theatre at Semaphore between the...
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Jun 26, 20214 min read
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PICCADILLY THEATRE - NORTH ADELAIDE
A couple of days ago I read the news that many of you may have read as well. The Piccadilly Theatre the glorious art-deco style picture...
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Jun 4, 20212 min read
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VOGUE THEATRE - KINGSWOOD
Today I was able to see inside the Vogue Theatre on Belair Road at Kingswood. Like most theatres it was built close to either a train...
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May 22, 20212 min read
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ANZAC THEATRE (STAR PICTURES) - ST PETERS
Image of the crowd gathered outside of Star Pictures (Anzac Theatre) to survey the damage from the fire in 1920. Fire at Star Picture...
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Apr 24, 20212 min read
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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
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