Dowerin Drive-In

67 Goldfields Road,
Dowerin, WA 6461

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 11, 2021 at 4:26 pm

Operated by Clarence(Paddy) Baker(1960 to 1980’s), the first of his chain of country drive-in’s. Also had a seating area for walk-ins(number of seats unknown?). Closed and reopened a few times during the 1970' and 1980’s. Brought and reopened in 1987 operated by John Marsden, and later leased to Denis Mckenna.

kennerado
kennerado on September 25, 2019 at 12:55 pm

This is an interesting one, looks like its now a private residence with the concession building turned into a house. The screen and ramps appear to be still there along with the ticket box which looks like it was turned into a house for some kind of animals, maybe chickens? Also as mentioned, the screen looks in good condition, that’s one hell of a backyard movie setup, I wonder if they use it?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 4, 2016 at 11:57 am

There is a Photo of the Dowerin Drive-in(mostly the screen) in the book “ Silence: The Western Australian Wheatbelt”(by brad rimmer).

Jay Harvey
Jay Harvey on July 8, 2015 at 12:35 am

wow! someone should take pictures while its still there!

Kenmore
Kenmore on July 7, 2015 at 12:51 am

A more accurate address is 67 Goldfields Rd Dowerin WA 6461. https://goo.gl/maps/lbI2v