The New Oxford Theatre opened on 2/3/1927 with Unit 1 – “overture(a pot pourii of popular melodies(by the New Oxford Orchestra))”, Unit 2 – “The New Oxford animated review of tropical events”, Unit 3 – “official opening by the Hon. Minister for Works(A.C. McCallum, MLA)”, Unit 4 – “comedy(20 minutes of fun)”, Unit 5 – “Steteoscopiks(novelty film)”, Unit 6 – “Miss Beryl Mills(Miss Australia) in Hollywood”, Unit 7 – “Vaudeville(various acts)”, Interval, Unit 8 – “Entracte(The parade of the Tin Soliders(by the New Oxford Orchestra))”, Unit 9 – (main film) – Steel Preferred", and finished by playing “God Save The King”.
The Cinecentre building is being demolished. The top fllor is all gone, and most of the ground floor is gone, and the basement is close to being gone too!
There is information and photos(inside and outside) of the Porongurup Hall on the website www.plantagenet.wa.gov.au/pdf/shire_of_plantagenet/halls.pdf .
There is a park next door to the left of the Broomehill Town Hall between the Broomehill Town Hall and the Imperial Hotel called Sheridan’s Memorial Garden(named after Mrs Kathleen Sheridan).
Nicholas Bushalla was the proprietor of the Duke of York as well. The Target country store is to the left of the two story building in the photo above(the name is on the top of the building in about the middle).
There is also a 24 hour gym(Jetts) at the back of the building(Mint street side). The Blockbuster video store closed in(2015 or 2016?). The video store area is now empty(even the signs are gone)! The gym is still open at the back!
Correction – His Majesty’s Theatre is the only remaining operating Edwardian theatre in Australia!
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Kings hall may have been where is now just a field opposite the old Williams Agricultural Hall(now the Arts Centre).
The Williams Agricultural Hall is now the Arts Centre.
I think the Norseman Community Resource Centre might the same building as the Norseman Town Hall?
The shopping centre(springwood?) and the marquee sign are little to the right of the street view photo!
Does anyone know who the actress on the mural was?
The New Oxford Theatre opened on 2/3/1927 with Unit 1 – “overture(a pot pourii of popular melodies(by the New Oxford Orchestra))”, Unit 2 – “The New Oxford animated review of tropical events”, Unit 3 – “official opening by the Hon. Minister for Works(A.C. McCallum, MLA)”, Unit 4 – “comedy(20 minutes of fun)”, Unit 5 – “Steteoscopiks(novelty film)”, Unit 6 – “Miss Beryl Mills(Miss Australia) in Hollywood”, Unit 7 – “Vaudeville(various acts)”, Interval, Unit 8 – “Entracte(The parade of the Tin Soliders(by the New Oxford Orchestra))”, Unit 9 – (main film) – Steel Preferred", and finished by playing “God Save The King”.
The Railway Goods Shed might be near the where the Tambellup Railway Station is on Norrish Street (where the Transwa coach stops)?
The Cinecentre building is being demolished. The top fllor is all gone, and most of the ground floor is gone, and the basement is close to being gone too!
Movies and ten pin bowling(Possibly unique?).
There is information and photos(inside and outside) of the Porongurup Hall on the website www.plantagenet.wa.gov.au/pdf/shire_of_plantagenet/halls.pdf .
There is information and photos(inside and outside) of the Kendenup hall on the website www.plantagenet.wa.gov.au/pdf/shire_of_plantagenet_halls.pdf .
There is a park next door to the left of the Broomehill Town Hall between the Broomehill Town Hall and the Imperial Hotel called Sheridan’s Memorial Garden(named after Mrs Kathleen Sheridan).
The Kickz 101 store is in the Foyer area. You can look around the Kickz 101 store area on Instant Google Street View.
There is a Photo of the Dowerin Drive-in(mostly the screen) in the book “ Silence: The Western Australian Wheatbelt”(by brad rimmer).
Plantagenet Hall is on Muir street(north west corner of Albany Highway). Torbay is a small town 20 kilometres(12 miles) west of Albany.
The first Hall is now a surgery for the town.
The Clayton drive-in(and Clayton Road) might have been named after John Edawrd Clayton, a Narrogin farmer and(Gallipoli veteran?).
Nicholas Bushalla was the proprietor of the Duke of York as well. The Target country store is to the left of the two story building in the photo above(the name is on the top of the building in about the middle).
There is also a 24 hour gym(Jetts) at the back of the building(Mint street side). The Blockbuster video store closed in(2015 or 2016?). The video store area is now empty(even the signs are gone)! The gym is still open at the back!
I think the picture gardens area is behind the Lesser Hall(left hand side of the town hall)?
There is a photo of the Lake Grace Town Hall on the wall of Rosie’s Cafe(26 Stubbs Street, Lake Grace).
The Capitol Cinema reopened as a cinema in 2010, and may still be operating?
The Rainbow City Cinema closed in January or February 2014, and reopened in early June 2014!
Is this cinema possibly the highest cinema in the World?