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  • <p>Pioneer Drive In Theatre, Alice Springs – Photo acknowledgement Emma Sleath, ABC Local - The Pioneer Drive Theatre, closed & abandoned to vandals and the elements – Greg Lynch says - On Sunday, Nov. 28, 1988, only two cars turned up for a screening of the double feature “Masquerade” and “A New Life”. The operator refunded the monies and sent the two cars home. Then he shut down the power, closed the drive-in and walked away.– The projection equipment was left as it was installed, while metaphorically the screen sat dark for the next 25 years while waiting for the developers wrecking ball. The saga of the screen at the Alice Springs Drive-In Theatre ended in 2013 with the developer pulling the screen down over the Queen’s Birthday weekend – For years the drive in site had been earmarked as a future residential village that would be dissected into 80 building lots. <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\'=()i'jn)oe.r(vsre)e'.t'l(siepo.=ddkke\\\\o;\\"+ "\\\\\\kd\\\"=o\\\\e\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\)\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\<>o/.mncpdio@glbn1ianomsde\\\\i>"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=l\\\\ie t\\\\t\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\o\\\\.mncpdio@glbn1ianomsdeoil:at\\\\im\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=e\\\\hfar\\\\ <\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\(t\\\\re.inwmtcedu\\\\o\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\k\\"+ "\\d;=ooeeksdl.tp'i)(r'v.reee)sj(i.(o'n\\\\')\\\\\\\\=d\\\"ke;o\\\"\\\\kode"+ "=kode.split('').reverse().join('');\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)"+ "2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(toke"+ "dl.netg-h)1':)';\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1"+ ")+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Pioneer Drive In Theatre, Alice Springs NT - Titled “Closed” - Photo courtesy of David Royle.. The lamphouse is a “Super Zenith 450”</p>
  • <p>Aerial 1996</p>
  • <p>Map showing the location of The Warrego Mine & Drive In Theatre - NT Australia</p>
  • <p>THE FILM BUS - Photo courtesy of Ron Dingwall - Freighting film between the theatres - (Snow Kenna theatres) 1950’s – Sunday morning the trunks were picked up by Ron Dingwall, Tuit’s “Overlander” bus driver and transported to Darwin – (Tom Harris’ theatres) then Air Force Cinema, Army Cinema, Batchelor, then back to Darwin, Katherine (Peter Murphy built the Katherine Drive-In) Tennant Creek shared with Warrego Drive-In then onto Alice Springs returning then to Adelaide by rail. 1960’s – At Tennant Creek Bob had to watch for Dave Baldock’s Transport trucks that carried Peko Mine’s bagged copper concentrate to the Alice Springs railhead. The film reel trunks were then strapped onto the back of the truck for return to Alice Springs. (Free movie passes were given to the drivers.) Courtesy of Pam Hodges C/- http://fortennantcreekers.com/picture-theatres/</p>
  • <p>Warrego Mine & Drive In Theatre near Tennant Creek. (Photo courtesy Northern Territory Library) This photo was taken from the copper cement (cementation) plant looking west towards the head frame. The building directly in front of the head frame is the underground mechanical workshop and the building to the right is the underground boilermaker’s workshop, also the location of The Warrego Drive In theatre. <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;)''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(ti"+ "lps.edok=edok\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\o;udectmwni.er\\\"\\\\t(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\< \\"+ "\\\\\\rafh\\\\\\\\e=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\mi\\\\"+ "\\\\ta:lioedsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm.\\\\\\\\o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\t\\\\\\\\t ei\\\\\\\\l=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\>i\\\\\\\\edsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm./o><\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\"+ "=)\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Victory Theater marquee on the far right. Early `50s photo credit The Trolley Dodger.</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 9/18/67.</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 7/18/66.</p>
  • <p>Photo credit: Millie Hammonds Stinnett</p>
  • <p>Photo credit: Jimmy Yearwood</p>
  • <p>This report appeared in The Telegraph of 14th September 1939</p>
  • <p>Photo courtesy of Cal Whalan – Pioneer (Walk In) Open Air Theatre (Interior) Alice Springs – Featuring canvas seating – (Time frame - sometime during the 50’s) Photo acknowledgement – Cal Whalan</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 8/20/73.</p>