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  • FORMERLY THE AUDITORIUM

    167-173 COLLINS STREET AND 172-180 FLINDERS LANE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0416
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    The former Auditorium Building was designed in 1913 by renowned Melbourne architect Nahum Barnet for the theatrical firm J and N Tait. It is an eight storey building with a face brick and…

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  • REGENT THEATRE

    191-197 COLLINS STREET AND 186-200 FLINDERS LANE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

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    VHR H0690
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    ' The Regent Theatre was designed by Cedric Ballantyne and built by James Porter & Sons, and opened in 1929. Ballantyne combined Spanish Gothic and French Renaissance styles to produce…

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  • FORMER STATE THEATRE

    150-162 FLINDERS STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

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    VHR H0438
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    The Forum and Rapallo Cinemas, formerly the State Theatre, were designed by the American cinema architect John Eberson in association with the prominent Melbourne architects Bohringer,…

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  • CAPITOL HOUSE

    109-117 SWANSTON STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

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    VHR H0471
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    Capitol House, Swanston Street was built in 1921-24 to house a theatre and shops and a ten level office tower. It was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and his wife Marion Mahony, in…

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    Also listed in:

    • Victorian Heritage Inventory
  • SUN THEATRE

    6-12 BALLARAT STREET YARRAVILLE, MARIBYRNONG CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0679
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    The Sun Theatre, Yarraville, which opened in 1938 was the fourth cinema built for the promoter EC Yeomans. The building was designed by architects Cowper, Murphy & Appleford. The…

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  • THE ASTOR THEATRE

    1-9 CHAPEL STREET ST KILDA, PORT PHILLIP CITY

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    VHR H1751
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    The Astor Theatre, designed by architect Ron Morton Taylor, was built by the contractors Clements Langford in 1935-36. It was officially opened on 3 April 1936 at a ceremony attended by the…

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  • FORMER ROYAL HOTEL AND THEATRE

    14-18 HIGH STREET MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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    VHR H1391
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    STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE: The original Royal Hotel was one of the first licensed in the area in 1854. The theatre was built in 1857 to replace an earlier structure. In 1862…

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  • THEATRE ROYAL

    30-32 HARGRAVES STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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    VHR H2144
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    Castlemaine's Theatre Royal was built in 1858 to replace the first canvas and timber Theatre Royal which burnt down in 1857. Local residents raised a public loan to enable the lessees Messrs…

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  • RIVOLI THEATRE

    200 CAMBERWELL ROAD HAWTHORN EAST, BOROONDARA CITY

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    VHR H1524
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    The new Rivoli Theatre was built in Camberwell Road, Camberwell and was opened by the Mayor of Hawthorn, Joseph Pridmore, on 11 October 1940. It replaced an earlier Rivoli Theatre which had…

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  • ANZAC HALL

    BRENS DRIVE PARKVILLE, MELBOURNE CITY

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    VHR H1747
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    Anzac Hall was built in late 1940 or early 1941 on behalf of the RSL for use as a cinema and recreation hall for troops at Royal Park. In common with parks, showgrounds and racecourses…

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  • WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN

    TOWN HALL, 977 NEPEAN HIGHWAY MOORABBIN, KINGSTON CITY

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    VHR H1860
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    The Wurlitzer Theatre Organ, built in 1928 by the Wurlitzer Company of New York was installed in the State Theatre, Flinders Street Melbourne in 1929. The organ was removed in 1963 and…

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  • SOLDIERS' AND CITIZENS' MEMORIAL HALL AND FORMER MUNICIPAL CHAMBERS

    10-12 ROY STREET JEPARIT, HINDMARSH SHIRE

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    VHR H1905
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    The municipal building at Jeparit was a combined effort of the Mechanics Institute, the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (later known as the Returned & Services…

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  • FORMER NORTHCOTE THEATRE

    212-220 HIGH STREET NORTHCOTE, DAREBIN CITY

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    VHR H2287
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    The Former Northcote Theatre at 212 - 220 High Street, Northcote is a two-storey rendered brick purpose-built picture theatre building designed and constructed in 1911-12. The Northcote…

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  • KYNETON SECONDARY COLLEGE (FORMER HIGH SCHOOL)

    1-9 EPPING STREET KYNETON, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H1999
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    The main building of the Kyneton Secondary College (Former High School) was constructed in 1927 to a design by the Chief Architect of the Public Works Department E Evan Smith. The building…

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  • MARYBOROUGH TOWN HALL

    71 CLARENDON STREET MARYBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE

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    VHR H2152
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    The first Maryborough Town Hall, built in 1858, lacked a large hall suitable for public functions, and in 1887 the decision was made to build a new Town Hall on vacant land in the Civic…

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  • NATIONAL THEATRE

    20 CARLISLE STREET ST KILDA, PORT PHILLIP CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2092
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    The National Theatre, St Kilda opened in April 1921 as a cinema, the Victory Theatre, described at the time as the second biggest cinema in Melbourne with a capacity for an audience of 3000.…

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  • WARRACKNABEAL TOWN HALL

    39 SCOTT STREET WARRACKNABEAL, YARRIAMBIACK SHIRE

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    VHR H2223
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    The Warracknabeal Town Hall, which includes the Regent Theatre, was built in 1939-40 to replace the existing municipal offices built in 1904 on a prominent site in the centre of town.…

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  • ATHENAEUM

    28-36 OCEAN BEACH ROAD SORRENTO, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2227
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    The Athenaeum theatre was built in 1894 in the commercial centre of the seaside town of Sorrento, which became a popular destination in the 1880s. Designed by Melbourne architect, J. F.…

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  • GLOBE THEATRE

    17-19 WILLIS STREET WINCHELSEA, SURF COAST SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2226
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    The Globe Theatre was built in Winchelsea in 1926-27 as a picture theatre and concert hall. Constructed by the Lawrence family, it provided a venue for the local talent, Marjorie Lawrence, to…

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  • REGENT PICTURE THEATRE

    49 LYDIARD STREET NORTH BALLARAT CENTRAL, BALLARAT CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2221
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    The Regent Theatre, Ballarat was constructed in 1927 as a purpose built motion picture theatre on a site in Lydiard Street. The Regent Theatre was commissioned by Ballarat Theatre Limited, a…

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  • MIDLAND THEATRE

    250 BARKLY STREET ARARAT, ARARAT RURAL CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2228
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    The Midland Theatre was built on a corner near the civic precinct of Ararat for Otto Spehr and J. Friedman. Designed by architect Rhys Hopkins to hold nearly 1000 patrons, it opened in 1938…

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  • LORNE CINEMA

    76-80 MOUNTJOY PARADE LORNE, SURF COAST SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2230
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    The Lorne Cinema was constructed in 1937 and opened the same year in a central and prominent location in the popular seaside resort. It has operated continuously as a cinema since that time.…

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  • HORSHAM THEATRE

    37-41 PYNSENT STREET HORSHAM, HORSHAM RURAL CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2225
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    The Horsham Theatre was built as a commercial venture in 1926 for Horsham Theatre Pty Ltd, a company of local and Melbourne investors. It was designed for cinema and live performances and was…

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  • MEMORIAL HALL

    147 COMMERCIAL ROAD KOROIT, MOYNE SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H2222
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    The Memorial Hall, Koroit, constructed in 1957 as a multi-use complex with full cinema and entertainment facilities including original projection and sound equipment. Significant elements…

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  • FORMER HOYTS CINEMA CENTRE

    134-144 BOURKE STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

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    VHR H2335
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    The Former Hoyts Cinema Centre, comprising the former entrance structure and office tower above, and the former cinema auditoria. History Summary The Former Hoyts Cinema Centre was…

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