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Theatres

  • Circle Theatre

    The Circle Theatre was one of several cinemas which opened in Preston during the movie boom time from the...
  • Ernest Charles (“Son”) Yeomans

    Ernest Charles Yeomans was always known as “Son” and it is quite probable that few who knew him...
  • Fairfield Theatre

    Starting life at 99 Station Street as the Park Theatre in 1915, it became the Fairfield Theatre in 1935 until...
  • Gaiety Theatre

    The Gaiety Theatre had a brief, chequered life in May and June 1902. A local man, Mr. A. Broadbent had...
  • Gowerville Theatre

    The Gowerville Theatre opened in 175 Plenty Road, Preston (near Bell Street) in 1926, and was described as...
  • Joan Clinnick

    I'm now talking with Joan Clinnick of Reservoir. Joan has lived all of her life in Reservoir and in fact...
  • John Seccull

    John Seccull designed and built the Westgarth Theatre, and was a member of the family who lived in the house...
  • Kimberley Hall

    On 2 June 1900, Mrs Chester of the Lilliputian Opera Company opened the Kimberley Hall on the corner of...
  • Looking for local history pictures? Search the Darebin Archives Collection today

    Ever wondered what your house looked like forty years ago? With the assistance of a grant from the Public...
  • Melody Theatre

    The Melody Theatre was at 177 Plenty Road Preston, and appears to have opened around the time when the...
  • Northcote Amphitheatre

    The Northcote Amphitheatre in Fairfield Park began life in 1983 as a temporary scaffolding arena seating 500....
  • Northcote Theatre

    Established at 216 High Street (the corner of High Street and Bastings Street)in June 1912 by the Northcote...
  • Palais Theatre

    In March 1928, former auction rooms in Epping Road (later High Street) advertised motion pictures for the...
  • Planet Theatre

    The Planet Theatre was located at 1 High Street, Preston, on the corner of Miller Street opposite the...
  • Plaza Theatre

    The design of The Plaza Theatre was modelled on the streamline Art Deco style of the Depression era. It was...
  • Regent Theatre

    The Regent Theatre opened on 8th August 1925. The films selected for its Grand Opening being "Argentine...
  • Rivoli Theatre

    The Rivoli Theatre was at 73-75 Gilbert Road, on the corner with Oakover Road.It is almost directly opposite...
  • Samuel Dennis

    Samuel Dennis (1869-1945) followed his father William into the Northcote Council in 1909, a position he held...
  • Star Theatre

    Opening on September 28th, 1922 (Show Day!) the main attraction at the the Star Picture Theatre was Douglas...
  • The Olympic Twin Drive-in

    In 1964 the Olympic Twin Drive-in was opened on Murray Road Preston. It was larger than the Skyline Drive-in...
  • The Skyline Drive-in

    The Skyline Drive-in was opened on 21st December 1954. Although it was listed as in Preston, it was actually...
  • Theatres in Preston: a brief history

    Preston's first picture venue, the Star Theatre on the south-eastern corner of High and Gower Streets opened...
  • Walter S. Stott

    The mid to late 1880’s were a boom time for land speculators in Northcote, with large blocks being sold off...
  • Westgarth Cinema

    Westgarth Cinema, on the corner of Barry Street and High Street, Westgarth was built in 1921, and was known...
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