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Melody Hall

Venue Summary
Name Melody Hall
Address Lamont Street, Bermagui South, New South Wales 2546
Operation Dates 1952-12-01 - 1969-04-01
Capacity 350
Suburban/Country Country
Purpose Hall
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

Operated as a cinema and dance hall between 1952 and 1969. The building was destroyed by fire in 1984.

References:
Hanson, S 2008, ‘“Electrical wonders of the present age”: cinema-going on the Far South Coast of NSW and rural discourses of modernity’, honours thesis, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong.

Parkinson, R 2010, Picture Shows on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, Robert Parkinson, Sydney.

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1952-12-01 Melody Hall Lamont Street
Bermagui South
New South Wales 2546
-36.426805
150.0729449
350 Country Hall 1