Opened on 16/6/1953 with “Pride of St. Louis” and “Wild Stallion”. There was a flea market on the drive-in site at some point during it’s operation and maybe after the drive-in closure too. The site is now Randolph Blacktop Paving".
Also opened on 2/7/1957 with a big cartoon show(not named?). Opened as Lakes Car Drive-in on 14/6/1972 with “Country cozzins” and “Wild, free and hungry”. Closed in 1986. 500 cars.
After the theatre building closed in(1984 or 1985?), it was used as a video libray and restaurant, but both businessess failed and remained empty until the fire.
It couldn’t have been demolished in the early 1980’s(there is an ad in the photo section, showing it reopening on ¼/1983 with “Fast times at Ridgemont High”.
The Kings Theatre opened on 25/12/1911. The Trocadero Theatre(or Theatrette) opened on 16/10/1945 and closed(circa 1965?). The Trocadero Theatre had 225 seats(1945 to 1954), and then 500 seats(1955 to (1965?)). The Savoy Cinema closed in 1977.
Opened with(on different screens), a Donald Duck cartoon(Dude Duck) and “Ducktales the movie”(same screen), “Back to the future 3”, “Total recall”, “Gremlins 2”, The adventures of Ford Fairlane", “The jungle book”, The freshman", “Navy seals”, “Another 48 hours”, “Quick change”, “Bird on a wire” and “Pretty woman”.
Named after the famous Australian ballet dancer Sir Robert Helpmam(1909 – 1986), who was born in Mount Gambier, he was also in the movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(playing the child catcher), and also released a single(Surfer Doll) in 1964. Robert Helpman also had a performing arts award named after in 2001(The Helpman Awards), Australia’s version of the Tony Awards.
Screen 1 – 304 seats, screen 2 – 176 seats.
Demolished in 1985.
Opened on 28/3/2002.
Opened in 1973? 100 seats.
Closed in 1986.
Opened on 3/7/1949 with “Desert legion” and “Fort Osage”.
Opened on 16/6/1953 with “Pride of St. Louis” and “Wild Stallion”. There was a flea market on the drive-in site at some point during it’s operation and maybe after the drive-in closure too. The site is now Randolph Blacktop Paving".
Also opened on 2/7/1957 with a big cartoon show(not named?). Opened as Lakes Car Drive-in on 14/6/1972 with “Country cozzins” and “Wild, free and hungry”. Closed in 1986. 500 cars.
Claimed to be the only drive-in theatre in Australia with a roadside restaurant?
Demolished in 1967.
After the theatre building closed in(1984 or 1985?), it was used as a video libray and restaurant, but both businessess failed and remained empty until the fire.
Exhibator was BCC in 1982.
Reopened as Haida with “Torn curtain”.
The Last Goon Show of all was filmed here.
It couldn’t have been demolished in the early 1980’s(there is an ad in the photo section, showing it reopening on ¼/1983 with “Fast times at Ridgemont High”.
Closed in(1984?). Located near an army base(name unknown?).
The Kings Theatre opened on 25/12/1911. The Trocadero Theatre(or Theatrette) opened on 16/10/1945 and closed(circa 1965?). The Trocadero Theatre had 225 seats(1945 to 1954), and then 500 seats(1955 to (1965?)). The Savoy Cinema closed in 1977.
Was this drive-in site on indian land before it was built? Why the name Circus?
Opened with(on different screens), a Donald Duck cartoon(Dude Duck) and “Ducktales the movie”(same screen), “Back to the future 3”, “Total recall”, “Gremlins 2”, The adventures of Ford Fairlane", “The jungle book”, The freshman", “Navy seals”, “Another 48 hours”, “Quick change”, “Bird on a wire” and “Pretty woman”.
Is there anything on the site now?
How did they get the letters and numbers on and off that high marquee?
Named after the famous Australian ballet dancer Sir Robert Helpmam(1909 – 1986), who was born in Mount Gambier, he was also in the movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(playing the child catcher), and also released a single(Surfer Doll) in 1964. Robert Helpman also had a performing arts award named after in 2001(The Helpman Awards), Australia’s version of the Tony Awards.
Opened as Mayfair Cinema(with 300 seats) in 1968. Demolished(date unknown). Rebuilt and reopened as Katherine Cinema 3
Screened the World premiere of the Australian movie “Jedda”(Australia’s first movie in colour) on 3/1/1955.
Opened in 1929 on the site of an earlier open air theatre called Don. Damaged by a cyclone in march 1937. 900 seats.