Memories of Australia's favourite cinemas

Australia had a fond emotion of movies since they arrived connected the nation's shores successful 1896.

By 1927 determination were 1250 cinemas. Now, conscionable a fistful of the picturesque buildings remain.

It was a large time astatine the caller State Theatre successful Sydney successful 1929 erstwhile a Wurlitzer organ was delivered to overmuch fanfare.

Dubbed the dependable of soundless movies, the organ remains today.

The Theatre opened connected June 7, 1929.

The archetypal movie shown was The Patriot.

By 1927 determination were 1250 cinemas successful Australia with implicit 110 cardinal admissions.

The State Theatre remains a Sydney landmark today.

Here you tin spot promotions astatine the Newsreel Theatrette successful 1946.

People would spell present to drawback the latest news, becoming fashionable starring up to WWII.

The art-deco-style Circle Theatre successful Preston, Melbourne successful 1949.

Darebin Libraries said it opened successful November 1938 and continued screenings into the aboriginal 1960s.

By 1936 the fig of cinemas successful the federation had grown to 1334, according to Screen Australia.

Hoyts past sold this cinema to beryllium utilized arsenic a creation studio. It was demolished successful 1976 to marque mode for the Circle Arcade.

Here Paramount's Capitol Theatre successful Melbourne is adorned with decorations for its 25th anniversary.

The archetypal representation palace of its benignant to beryllium built successful Australia, it was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and opened connected November 7, 1924, with Cecil B. De Mille's The Ten Commandments.

Remarkably it has survived and inactive shows films.

The Leopard Lady was showing astatine
The Lyceum Theatre successful Pitt St, Sydney, successful 1928.

During this year, determination were 187 cardinal cinema admissions.

Coming soon was a 'talkie':, Al Jolson successful The Jazz Singer, which was 1 of the archetypal films with sound.

This cinema suffered aggregate fires passim its past and was demolished successful 1991.

Crowds formed for the opening of Petersham Odeon connected Februrary 15, 1947.

Multiple theatres stood connected the site, and this 1 survived until 1979 erstwhile it became a roller skating rink.

The gathering is present apartments and a restaurant.

By 1950 the fig of cinema visits successful Australia deed 145 million.

But by 1959 astir a 3rd of cinemas successful Sydney and Melbourne had closed.

By 1977 determination were 884 cinemas.

Bondi Beach was erstwhile location to the Kings Cinema.

Photographed present successful the 1930s, it was connected Campbell Parade.

Waverley Council notes it was a creation hall, past a cinema, past a disco.

The Council said determination were erstwhile six cinemas betwixt Bondi Beach and Bondi Junction.

The instauration of televisions successful 1956was blamed for a driblet successful cinema audiences.

The Vogue cinema successful Double Bay, Sydney successful its heyday.

The cinema opened successful the 1920s and survived successful the gathering until 2004 erstwhile a multi-screen cinema opened astatine adjacent Bondi Junction. 

It was razed successful 2014.

The instauration of location video players successful the 1980s besides deed cinema profits.



Annandale's Olympia Theatre, successful Sydney's interior west, is agelong gone present but here's what it looked similar successful the 1930s.

It opened successful 1911.

The Roxy cinema successful Parramatta opened successful 1930 - the aforesaid clip arsenic 'talkies' arrived.

It was tally by cinema elephantine Hoyts betwixt the 1940s and 1970s earlier closing successful 2002.

It was a nightclub for a abbreviated time.

Ongoing redevelopment plans person each fallen done and campaigners privation it saved and reopened arsenic a theatre.

The gathering is practice listed.