AdminJan 26, 20211 minSTATE THEATRE - HINDLEY STREETExterior view of State Theatre, Hindley Street, Adelaide, Image courtesy of State Library of South Australia. Photo; Vic Grimmett c 1957...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minSTAR THEATRE - GOODWOODExterior – Star Theatre, 1954 Now called the Capri Theatre and still thankfully very much running as a picture theatre. Today it is run...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minWALKERVILLE OUTDOOR THEATRE - WALKERVILLEPicture courtesy of SA State Library Outdoor Picture Theatre [B 50194] W. Lesley Boyle set up an outdoor screen for those warmer nights...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minENTERPRISE PICTURES - PORT AUGUSTAThis shall be an ongoing article about the introduction of ‘talkies’ to South Australian picture theatres. I will start with just placing...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minBEST'S THEATRE - CNR. VICTORIA SQUARE - FIREThe Register , dated Saturday 26th March 1910, has a report of a fire at Best’s Canvas Pictures which had taken place on the previous...
AdminJan 26, 20212 minSTAR THEATRE - TORRENSVILLEI came across this photo, it would be years ago now, and I have to say it lead to my interest in wanting to know more about the picture...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minWEST'S OLYMPIA - HINDLEY STREETOn the 5th December, 1908 Adelaide’s first permanent Picture Theatre opened in Hindley Street (Walker 1995, p. 15). Owned by T J West,...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minMAJESTIC THEATRE - KING WILLIAM STREETBy chance came across this photo on the State Library of South Australia’s Flickr page, and I thought I needed to share it. The photo is...
AdminJan 26, 20211 minSTAR PICTURES - MOUNT GAMBIEROn the 17th May 1911 in the Old Institute building located on Commercial Street, Star Pictures Mt Gambier opened. Operated by A Rook, the...