Operation taken over by Hoyts and Village in 1966. Advertised as Village from 1966 so as not to compete with the nearby Hoyts operated Skyline Drive-in in Burwood.
Opened on 3/10/1969. Closed in(november or december?) 2000. Reopened temporary reopened in december 2001 for a Jewish film festival. Silver curtain reinstalled at Dendy Brighton(in screen 1).
Closed because the local council(Charters Towers Regional Council) who run the World Theatre building put up the council rates and spend funding on their World Theatre and not the Tors Drive-in as well. Tors Drive-in had already closed down their indoor cinema building(recently?).
Opened in september 1996. Auditorium 1 – 150 seats. Auditorium 2 is mainly used for live shows, but has cinema facilities too – 550 seats. Operated by the council.
Albion Picture Theatre opened on the site of the former Albion Hotel on 22/4/1916. Renamed Majestic in 1928. Closed in august 1936 for redecorating and refurbisment. Reopened on 29/8/1936. Closed in(1970’s?). Demolished(date unknown?). Reouilt and opened as Movieland 4 in 1993. Renamed Movieland 5 in 1997. Bought by Reading in 2005. Cinema 1 – 139 seats, cinema 2 – 107 seats, cinema 3 – 99 seats, cinema 4 – 104 seats, cinema 5 – 117 seats. Fully digital in mid 2013.
Does any of this train line still there?
Operation taken over by Hoyts and Village in 1966. Advertised as Village from 1966 so as not to compete with the nearby Hoyts operated Skyline Drive-in in Burwood.
Opened on 3/10/1969. Closed in(november or december?) 2000. Reopened temporary reopened in december 2001 for a Jewish film festival. Silver curtain reinstalled at Dendy Brighton(in screen 1).
Opened on 7/3/1937. Closed on 31/12/1958. The fire was in april 1962.
Operated in the late 1980’s by the Sourris Bros.
Operated by Birch Carrol & Coyle.
Opened in 1957. 359 cars(1957 to 1969), 500 cars(1969 to 1981), 650 cars(1981 to 2001).
Also called Ferny Grove Drive-in.
Opened as the Albion Picture Theatre(on the former site of the Albion Hotel) on 22/4/1916. Renamed Majestic in 1928.
Sold in february 2020. Buyers unknown at this stage? Use unknown, but may be restored to use as a theatre?
Operated by R.W.P. Dodd Theatres and later by Birch Carol & Coyle.
Odd name!!
Also has a picture gardens. Original screen constructed from iron and railway lines.
Closed because the local council(Charters Towers Regional Council) who run the World Theatre building put up the council rates and spend funding on their World Theatre and not the Tors Drive-in as well. Tors Drive-in had already closed down their indoor cinema building(recently?).
Opened in september 1996. Auditorium 1 – 150 seats. Auditorium 2 is mainly used for live shows, but has cinema facilities too – 550 seats. Operated by the council.
Albion Picture Theatre opened on the site of the former Albion Hotel on 22/4/1916. Renamed Majestic in 1928. Closed in august 1936 for redecorating and refurbisment. Reopened on 29/8/1936. Closed in(1970’s?). Demolished(date unknown?). Reouilt and opened as Movieland 4 in 1993. Renamed Movieland 5 in 1997. Bought by Reading in 2005. Cinema 1 – 139 seats, cinema 2 – 107 seats, cinema 3 – 99 seats, cinema 4 – 104 seats, cinema 5 – 117 seats. Fully digital in mid 2013.
Opened with selected shorts(not named), news, cartoon(not named) and “Take me out to the ball game”.
210 seats.
Opened on 19/12/1977. Closed on 15/12/1986.
The building is now an optometrist(Bailey Nelson) and apartments above(entrance to the left of the optometrist).
Seen in the movie “Charlies Angels full throttle”.
Also opened with one hour of cartoons(not named).
Closed with “Shrek”, “Spiderman” and “Witness”.
Seems a little bit out of tne way for a shopping centre i think!?
Capri 70 opened with “Grand prix”.