The Wagin Drive-in opened by Invitation only(with a few vacancies for the general public) on 12/9/1963 opened by Hon. Syd Thompson M.L.C. . The first actual public screening was on 13/9/1963(with the same programme).
The Pink Lake Drive-in was opened by W. S. Paterson, Esq, President of the Esperance Shire Council. The screen measured 90 feet by 42 feet 60 feet above the ground on a rise 27 feet above the front car ramp.
The screen measured 80 feet by 40 feet and cost £4000 Australian Pounds to built, supply and erect! The Forrest Drive-in cost £24000 Australian Pounds to built!
Why was it demolished?
Did they use candles in this theatre?
Henagar Drive-in has refused to screen the movie “Beauty and the Beast” beacause of a brief gay screen!
It looks like in the photo above there still also the entrance(or exit?) road(or both?) still there as well?
Why the nane Fure Tower?
I think this might be the cinema and it’s marquee seen briefly in the movie “Drive me crazy”.
The Moonline Drive-in was built on 10 acres and cost $330,000 dollars(Australian) to build.
The Wagin Drive-in opened by Invitation only(with a few vacancies for the general public) on 12/9/1963 opened by Hon. Syd Thompson M.L.C. . The first actual public screening was on 13/9/1963(with the same programme).
The Trayning Drive-in was opened by the Hon. George Cornell MLA.
The Pingelly Drive-in was opened by Mr W. A. Manning M.L.A. Member for Narrogin.
The Natembeen Drive-in was opened by Mr A.W. Latham President of the Narembeen Shire Council.
The Wirrina Drive-in was opened by Mr J. G. Woteko JP, chairman of Bayswater Road Board.
The Hillcrest Drive-in was opened by Mr A. E. Wright MLA, President of the Lake Grace Shire Council. The screen was 60 feet wide by 18 feet high.
The Kununoppin Drive-in was opened by Mr George Cirnell MLA.
The Kalgoorlie(Twin City) Drive-in was opened by Mr R. Atkinson, reprsenting Metro Golden-Mayer PTY. LTD. .
The Gnowangerup Drive-in was opened by Gnowangerup Shire President E.B. Norrish.
The screen measured 38 feet by 80 feet supported on a frame 58 feet in height. The Oasis Drive-in cost nearly £50000 Australian Pounds to build.
Does the name B.L.B. stand for anything?
The Pink Lake Drive-in was opened by W. S. Paterson, Esq, President of the Esperance Shire Council. The screen measured 90 feet by 42 feet 60 feet above the ground on a rise 27 feet above the front car ramp.
The screen was 40 feet high and 70 feet wide!
The Corrigin Drive-in was opened by Mr H. W. Gayter ESQ, MLA and Mr Claude Turner, Corrigin Shire President.
The Riverside Drive-in was opened by the Mayor of Carnarvon Mr C. Ridley.
The Mayfair Drive-in was built for £70000 Australian Pounds on 11 and a half acres.
The screen measured 80 feet by 40 feet and cost £4000 Australian Pounds to built, supply and erect! The Forrest Drive-in cost £24000 Australian Pounds to built!
Rockview Drive-in opened on 25/4/1965 with “Seven seas to Calais” and “Rifici in Tokyo”.