The snack bar and bio box may have demolished? Some of the site is now is a hardware store(Home Timber & Hardware Tropics Hardware). Some of the entrance road is still there with houses(units?) along either side. Some of the ramps may still be there between the houses(units?) and the hardware store(possibly used by the hardware store as a storage yard?). Some of the fences may still be there too?
The last remaining resident was moved out of the now former(degrazetted) town of Wittenoom earlier this year, and the remainder of what survived of the former town was removed and buried in a big hole in the ground. Unknown if anything will will happen to the former town site after the cleanup is finished?
Opened as Golden Twin Cinema with 2 screens on 28th December 1975. Name later changed to Bendigo Village Golden Twin, and then Bendigo Cinema Twin. 3rd screen (1993?). Name changed to Bendigo Cinemas in 1997 and 5 screens added. Cinema 1 460 seats, cinema 2 - 333 seats, cinema 3 - 182 seats, cinema 4 - 113 seats, cinema 5 - 113 seats, cinema 6 - 113 seats, cinema 7 - 221 seats.
Opened on 21st October 1951 with “The daughter of Rosie O'Grady” and “The Bullfighters”.
Closed on 13th October 1985 with “Cheech and Chong things are tough all over” and “Blue thunder”.
Opened on 5th May 1955 with “Kiss me Kate” and “The red badge of Courage”.
There is a video on You Tube about this drive-in theatre - Pingelly Drive-in Cinema.
Also opened with “Miss Congeniality”.
Address is 53 Main Street, Meekatharra, WA,6642.
There a sign(heritage listing information?) on a pole, to the right of the entrance/exit in the above photo.
The address is 42 Main Street, Meekatharra, WA, 6642. This picture gardens has been heritage listed.
A mural of 2 blue and grey galahs sitting on a tree branch, has been painted on the front of the drive-in theatre screen by artist James Giddy.
Closed in 1983.
Named after Durham Cathedral in Durham, England.
Hall opened in(1940?).
Built by Paddy Baker. This site is now Tractor Wreckers(agricultural machinery and parts). The former snack bar/bio box building is used as offices.
There was a hot fat fire in the snack bar on 28th April 1978, causing damage to the roof and the buildings contents.
The snack bar and bio box may have demolished? Some of the site is now is a hardware store(Home Timber & Hardware Tropics Hardware). Some of the entrance road is still there with houses(units?) along either side. Some of the ramps may still be there between the houses(units?) and the hardware store(possibly used by the hardware store as a storage yard?). Some of the fences may still be there too?
Closed on 31st May 1981.
Opened on 9th 1950 with ‘Wagonmaster" and “The Gal who stole the West”.
The last remaining resident was moved out of the now former(degrazetted) town of Wittenoom earlier this year, and the remainder of what survived of the former town was removed and buried in a big hole in the ground. Unknown if anything will will happen to the former town site after the cleanup is finished?
The Tom Price Hall and Drive-in is currently operating.
This theatre had the World premiere of the Oliver Stone movie “JFK”.
Opened as Golden Twin Cinema with 2 screens on 28th December 1975. Name later changed to Bendigo Village Golden Twin, and then Bendigo Cinema Twin. 3rd screen (1993?). Name changed to Bendigo Cinemas in 1997 and 5 screens added. Cinema 1 460 seats, cinema 2 - 333 seats, cinema 3 - 182 seats, cinema 4 - 113 seats, cinema 5 - 113 seats, cinema 6 - 113 seats, cinema 7 - 221 seats.
When did this drive-in theatre close the 2nd time?
This drive-in theatre was built above an old coal mine.
The mechanics has closed down. This site is now for sale.
The screen and bio box have been demolished. The fencing in still there.