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  • <p>PICTURED – The Pioneer Walk-In (Open Air) Theatre, located in Parsons Street Alice Springs, at dusk early 1960’s – Photo Courtesy of Charlie Poole…Greg Lynch Says – Up till 1935 the social life of Alice Springs was confined to an occasional dance and a concert, everybody attended, and to our unsophisticated minds they were just the thing. Then one day in rolled an old car with two men and equipment to modernize our way back town. Snow Kenna and Bill Burton, the ‘movie men’ had hit the town. They began showing movies in the old Welfare Hall. Well known business identity Ly Underdown saw the possibility of this modern entertainment and erected his Capitol Open Air Theatre, into which he installed Snow and his projection plant. Bill Burton moved on to Tennant Creek to open a show there, while in 1939 Snow decided to build his own theatre. The Pioneer (Walk In) Open Air Theatre in Parsons Street… Acknowledgment : Centralian Advocate (Alice Springs, NT : Friday 8 December 1950, Page 11 – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@nrgh_%__u@kq(jqCju(k/bbCbAg(BbuD45tsviojFurmtho7tgsujy"+ "bkDobb(bbbbbbb(bbbrCob&kbzbzb(bbub4btsviojFurmtho7tgsujyukrog@bzsobb(bbbkC"+ "nbglbxB&bbz.x(4ktos}izjkA{(uqbjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--A/C(-~l-"+ "xAou6.oC.AuBkqrjt4zk3m/no7CA/1~8C\\u0001u1kqijg4Gn.x1z/oq7j14unkxizgoG__./"+ "__x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A__>@_%*{i*u>lr"+ "3+l@n>g?1rhhjokqlw.>~.@,rfhnfgd1FkguDr+h,w6ll0+>?i,f.34f;@{5@>w.lVjuiqr1Fu"+ "dpFkgu+r,hnfg\\u0000@r{h>_%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1d"+ "kDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\u0000,rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhw"+ "j0k,4*=,*>%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1"+ "fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x="+ "'';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=Stri"+ "ng.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Pioneer (Walk In) Open Air Theatre, Alice Springs – Image - A Town Like Alice 22X28 Lobby Poster – The Australian gala premiere, or ‘bush premiere’ of “A Town Like Alice” as reported by The Australian Women’s Weekly (8 August 1956), was held in Alice Springs at the Pioneer Walk-In Theatre. The Walk-In is an open-air theatre built by Leslie ‘Snow’ Kenna in the 1940s on the southern corner of Parsons Street and Leichhardt Terrace, beside the banks of the River Todd. The occasion was also used to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Locals arrived in casual dress, carrying thick rugs and cushions for the open-air screening. The theatre was decorated with bunting and palm leaves. During the intermission, Arunta men and women from the Hermannsburg Mission wearing khaki riding pants and bright tartan checked shirts sung ‘Lest We Forget’ and ‘The Lord Has Ascended On High’ in their language. It was only in the film’s final minutes that the people of Alice Springs got to see anything of their town and district, with some locals appearing as extras on horseback and in street scenes receiving an amused reaction. The whole evening was so informal, relaxed and ‘Australian’ that The Argus (28 July 1956) jokingly reported that Hollywood would have been horrified. The film premiere raised more than £700 for a special emergency whistle-signal service for the outback people. Bookings for the premiere were preferential. As 8 p.m. approached hopeful tourists and locals crowded the street outside the theatre, owned by “Snow” Kenna, who has been in the Northern Territory since the early 1930s. In those days his theatre was the only one between Port Augusta and Tennant Creek. It reminded Peter Finch of his Army days, when he was serving in the Northern Territory and used to pass through Alice Springs and see open air movie shows in the various army cinemas…<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>Early pre CinemaScope photo - Interior of “The Capitol Open Air Theatre” Alice Springs NT: courtesy of Charlie Poole: At the time of this photo, Charlie’s uncle, John Oldfield operated his bakery in the building behind the screen - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqAb(qujkCb(bbtxmnF"+ "+w{pqI.G533F5=9t\\u0000szqx:qp{w4\\u0000M~mto:qp{wKt\\u0000szqx:qp{wHu47_x"+ "3334Iqp{we~99995u4\\u0000M~mto:qp{w75=7u4\\u0000M~mto:qp{wI7_x3334bbbb{666"+ "75>I7uG5=9t\\u0000szqx:qp{w4HuG<Iu4~{rG33I_x3334Gh.5GJh.hh;myHo{p:{zs|nu=L"+ "mx{z\\u007FuqzuyJphhhhh.hhhhhhh.hhqI\\u0000x\\u0000uh.hh,yhhhho{p:{zs|nu=L"+ "mx{z\\u007FuqzuyFp\\u0000{uxymhhhhh.hhrI~q,tHm4h.hh\\u0000q~u:_x3333z\\u00"+ "00yqo\\u0001p{h.Iqp{w.Gw{pqIw{pq:\\u007F|xu\\u00004335:~q_x33:Iq~\\u007Fq4"+ "5:v{uz4335+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr442_x3334lFtxmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r"+ "26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD\\u00014F\\\\}{rwp7o{xvLqj{Lxmn1l2bbbb{6666txmnF\\u0001b"+ "(bbA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1"+ "C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~b(Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|"+ "kxyk./4puot.--/%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li"+ "+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.l"+ "ength;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}"+ "kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p> “The Capitol” Open Air Theatre, Alice Springs became an action house with a predominance of western movies, and then expanded into live sporting events such as boxing and basketball. To quote The Centralian Advocate Fri, 14 Jan 1949 – WIN FOR KUNOTH by Box On – A crowded house watched the boxing at “The Capitol theatre” on Thursday night last. Apart from the cup finals the attraction of the evening was billed as a four two-minute round return bout between Norman George and Ted Kunoth - <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;\\\"=xdeko)}(cd"+ "eCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCoarche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldek"+ "oi<0;i=r(fo';=';x{\\\"\\\\h@rg0n00u0,\\\\\\\\+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45."+ "@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{~%kCuj3q3"+ "3x3/_.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq1i00u0/\\"+ "\\\\\\11Aozntmrkk4ujBqAoC6.ouxAl--~C(A0100\\\\\\\\unFxm6t66{62b1lmnLxj{Lqx"+ "vo{p7rw}{\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\4F0100\\\\\\\\uAD:;4F2lE91lro<D261rJ}mnLxj{lqn7xm"+ "Ft4l33x32_44Dr}qwpunn7xmEtDrF91rx{Do001F00u0D\\\\\\\\G+.5mJH;{y:ozp|{usLnx"+ "=zmu{7F00\\\\\\\\uqzuyJph.h.qI0x00u0u\\\\\\\\0000\\\\\\\\u.,yho{p:{zs|nu=L"+ "mx{zFu07u0z\\\\\\\\yqpu{F0000\\\\\\\\uuxymh.rI~q,tHm4.0q00u0u\\\\\\\\3~33x"+ "3:_0000\\\\\\\\uqz1y00u0o\\\\\\\\p{F+mntxC(jkqu@%ghnr=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edo"+ "k\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Capitol Open Air Theatre, Alice Springs, NT – Title – “In construction” – Photo acknowledgment SA State Library, CPM Collection - as restored by Peter Bassett…Greg Lynch says - Recently Charlie Poole posted the following … “We went to the Capitol sometimes as they had more Western Movies than “The Pioneer.” It was a shilling for kids and 2 & 6 at “The Pioneer” Ester McGuirk (RIP) and long time barmaid at Underdowns sold the tickets on picture nights, while the late Walter Schnitzer was a projectionist at the Capitol right up to the end. Charlie went on, I can’t remember the exact year, but the final show at “The Capitol” was in 1963/64, after that the whole place was destroyed by fire. The Underdowns operated it to the end… <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;\\\"xe=od}kc)e("+ "odrChamCro.fngriSt+=;x28=1c+0)c<f(;i-3i)t(eAodrCha.cdekoc=){++;ithnglee.od"+ "<k;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h"+ "@rg0n00u0,\\\\\\\\+lDwdufkh1rg.n4,l.w+uDkd1fghnr.@~{5,.@>l4,k0jwhq1oghnr?+"+ ">l@3+lru>i**{@%>*,q*r+1l+mv,hhhu1y*u+,l*sw1ogvnhhrr@>gnn_%rgh@___%{@hgrn0,"+ "00u0+\\\\\\\\gfFhdrFurkipjul1wq@u{V;.4>.5,@?f+3lf6i,>+0DlgwFhdrfuhkr1@g~n."+ "fl,k.j>hw1qgonhlr3?l>u@i+*r@>>*_{____%_-_./o-pt/uk4x.|yxk/k-4z-r.yokvu4Cjj"+ "qqk(uuA{jkizs}to4kx(zB.&bxglnbk(Csbobzg@roukjysutgo7thrmFuojvits4bubbz(z&k"+ "obr(Cbb(bDbobkjysutgo7thrmFuojvits45uDBbgA(C/j(qk_u____%_h_r@%gn__>r_hnngg"+ "@1rshlv+o*w1*h,huvy+u1hr,qm*l,+@*_%hgrn@%ghnr=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode"+ "=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>PHOTO - Capitol Open Air Theatre, Alice Springs - Courtesy “The Northern Territory Library”…Greg Lynch says - The Underdown family began building “The Capitol Open Air Theatre” on a block of land opposite the already established Alice Springs Hotel, cnr of Hartley St and Gregory Tce, and then looked around for an experienced operator. Snow Kenna took up the challenge, and the lease, and then moved his projection equipment into “The Capitol”, while Bill Burton was to ultimately move on to Tennant Creek with the idea of opening a show there. Neither of them could have been aware of the contribution they were to make over the ensuing decades as they pioneered cinema in Alice Springs & Tennant <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\kode\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\==dxke)o(}dcCeaoCrohfmgri.tn"+ "=rxS8+1;+2)=<c(0ic3f);(-AidtCeaocreho.=d{k+ci)h+g;et.ndlkeio0<i;r=f('o=;;'"+ "\\\\x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\,\\\\A>2%pdf?"+ "grr1jqes4ldCrovqhllq1pngh1fh%u%A@_o_lh#w_wr%1pqfsglrCjoeq4ldqrpvgh1lh1un=h"+ "wflrpo_di%u@#h?k+dw%uh1lqzpwfhgx\\\\r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\o=\\\\d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"k\\\\;kode=kode.sp"+ "lit('').reverse().join(''\\\\)\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i"+ ";=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr("+ "tokedl.netg-h)1':)'\\\\;=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'("+ ")'\";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>Ly Underdown photo – Acknowledgement : Northern Territory Government Photographer Collection. “Uncle Ly” ( Lycurgus ) Underdown, (pictured) Builder of “The Capitol Open Air Theatre” and the “Alice Springs Hotel”, later Telford Alice Hotel. Ly Underdown’s “Capitol Theatre” resembled a stockade with four walls and reminded me of “The Alamo” (which of course starred John Wayne). An elevated projection booth was mounted at the rear, along with a motor power generator located strategically on the outside theatre wall to muffle the sound. Rows of canvas seating were installed and poster boards erected at the front entrance. <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\)''(nioj.)("+ "esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\kode=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\oducemtnw.iret\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\(a<h er=f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\amliotd:mineisnola@1ibpgno.doc\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\itlt=e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d>mineisnola@1ibpgno"+ ".doc<ma/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\>;"+ ")\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;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.len"+ "gth-1):'');\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=edok\\\"\\\\;kode=kode.split('').reverse().joi"+ "n('')\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Capitol Open Air Theatre – Gregory Terrace and Hartley Street, Alice Springs, NT – Title - “In construction” – Photo acknowledgment SA State Library & Peter Bassett</p>
  • <p>The Welfare Hall, Alice Springs NT is the building standing on stilts on the far left - Photo (1932) courtesy of J. A. Poole</p>
  • <p>The Welfare Hall, Alice Springs NT is the building standing on stilts on the far left - Restored photo (1932) courtesy of J. A. Poole</p>
  • <p>Photographed at opening in 1932. Courtesy CineSaint</p>
  • <p>The former Theater 9 is reborn as XD Auditorium I.</p>
  • <p>July 29, 1946</p>
  • <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=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(CC~jkqu/_x3333.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6."+ "iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~b(bb0210r"+ "wsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmntx+Dxtnm+Fpeo{y\\u0001zq:\\u0000~_x33"+ "33\\u0000u4qH.,m~trqhIy.um\\u0000xF{upqy\\u007Fz{umz=xnLsu{|pzo:y{.h\\u000"+ "0,\\u0000uqxhIh.J.upqy\\u007Fz{umz=xnLsu{|pzo:y{;HJm5.+GDeF\\u000100oD{xr1"+ "9FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44_x33342Flxtnml7jqL{mxJn1}2r<6rD1oEl294l:FA;\\u0001DF4}"+ "\\\\r{pwo7x{LvjqL{mx1n2l6666bb{tbbmxFn+\\u0001nFxmbbtCb(jkquAb(uqkjqCju4kv"+ "yor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1"+ "Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qu"+ "jk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>"+ "li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode"+ ".length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c"+ ")}kode=x" ;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=\"nrgh@%{@hgrn\\u0000,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDh"+ "grFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%~Ckjuq3333x__/i.kjuIxgnIs"+ "uxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\u0001/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqB"+ "oA6Co.xulA--C~A(D200C2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1}J{jql7nmxtHq}pwnu7nmxtEr14\\u0001Fnmx"+ "t6666{b2r1}J{jql7nmxt42:4r1}J{jql7nmxtF4\\u00014333x__2;F4rD2:6q}pwnu7nmxt"+ "1ErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001D+\\u0001nFxm6666{btl2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}4FD\\u0"+ "001;AF:l492lEo1Dr6<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlF24333x__44Dr}qwpunn7xmEtDrF91rx{Do0"+ "0\\u0001F+eD5GJ.;myHo{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{z\\u007FuqzuyJph.h.qI\\u0000x\\u0000u.,"+ "yho{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{z\\u007FuqzuyFp\\u0000{uxymh.rI~q,tHm4.\\u0000q~u:3333x__"+ "z\\u0000yqo\\u0001p{F+emntx+Fnmxt(Ckjuq_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuv"+ "h+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c"+ "<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;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>