Tasma Theatre

High Street and Castle Street,
Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450

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Richard_D
Richard_D on December 7, 2022 at 11:02 pm

The building still stood when I lived in Coffs, having closed around June 1968. ‘Waltons’ department/furniture store, was operating out of the building when I moved to Coffs, so I must have been there around 1969 onwards.

I did go inside and the stalls had the seats removed and was the main display floor for the store goods.

My dad asked the manager if I could look upstairs and I was taken up to the circle.

I did look through the projection room door at the back of the circle, but I don’t recall any equipment being inside.

I was about 8 or 9 years old, so apologies, the memories are a bit vague!

I do remember the theatre being demolished and a new rather ugly brick ‘Waltons’ store was built on the site, which itself disappeared when the mall was built.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on May 20, 2019 at 1:34 pm

Circa 1959 photo added via Simon Barnfield‎.

johngleeson
johngleeson on April 10, 2015 at 5:00 am

When the mall was built streets were changed. Castle Street no longer connects with High Street (renamed Harbour Drive) so the crossing where the Tasma was no longer exists.

johngleeson
johngleeson on April 8, 2015 at 3:34 pm

Many thanks to Terrie Beckhouse, Museum Coordinator, Coffs Harbour Regional Museum, and her staff for information and photos. Support your local library!