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1926 - A new modern entrance for the Melba Theatre will be erected in Elgin Street.

On Fri Dec Ist, 1926 at the request of the Mayor, Architect Louis Harrison advised the council on how he planned to extend & renovate the Shire Hall. He began - The hall will be extended by 30ft which will accommodate an increase of 200 seats, making a total of 500 seated, also a new stage will be built measuring 40ft wide by 30ft. The proscenium and hall will be neatly decorated with fibrous plaster, while a new modern entrance will be erected in Elgin Street.

The Shire of Wodonga listed increased hiring charges for the Shire Hall, including “Showing Pictures, with light and power at £2/2/-.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -