Star Theatre
32 Smith Street Mall,
Darwin,
NT
0800
32 Smith Street Mall,
Darwin,
NT
0800
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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.
Opened in the early or mid 1930’s.
The Shopping Mall is called Star Village Arcade. The address is 32 Smith Street Mall.
Was the Star Theatre affected by the bombing of Darwin in 1942 and 1943 in World War 2? Did the Star Thetre have to close down during World War 2(because it was outdoors)?