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Wolumla School of Arts / Memorial Hall

Venue Summary
Name Wolumla School of Arts / Memorial Hall
Address Princes Highway, Wolumla, New South Wales 2550
Operation Dates 1898-12-12 - 1955-12-31
Capacity 480
Suburban/Country Country
Purpose Hall
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

Travelling shows only

Between

The original School of Arts Hall was demolished in 1959 to make way for a new building to be known as the Wolumla Memorial Hall.

References:
Hanson, '"Electrical wonders of the present age": cinema-going on the Far South Coast of NSW and rural discourses of modernity', Screening the Past, 24, 2009, pp. 1-9.

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
1898-12-12 Wolumla School of Arts Princes Highway
Wolumla
New South Wales 2550
-36.79164
149.805737
346 Country Hall 1
1952-08-01 Wolumla Memorial Hall



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