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Brookton District Memorial Hall

Venue Summary
Name Brookton District Memorial Hall
Address Whittington Street, Brookton, Western Australia 6306
Operation Dates 1000-01-01 - 9999-12-31
Capacity
Suburban/Country Country
Purpose Hall
Screens
Roles
Venue Comments

"The first Brookton hall was built on the north side of Whittington St, east of the White St corner. A second hall was then built on the west side of this, parallel with Whittington St. Finally, a still larger hall was built right up to the north-east corner of the intersection: the foundation stone for this final structure is dated 9 May 1956. The first hall became a general purpose room, the second became known as the Lesser Hall.

It was probably the first hall which was used by the Corricks when they stopped at Brookton, in November 1909. The second was visited by Columbia Talkies around 1940, and it and also the final building would have been used by Paddy Baker when the town was on his circuit, from the early forties to the late sixties." (Bertrand 2001)

References
Cinemaweb: http://www.ammpt.asn.au/CinemaWEB/SITE/view.php?rec_id=0000000106

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1000-01-01 Brookton Hall Whittington Street
Brookton
Western Australia 6306
-32.3688154
117.0076635
Country Hall