Loco / Cinestar, North Melbourne
| Name | Loco / Cinestar, North Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Address | 574 Victoria Street , North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 |
| Operation Dates | 1914-12-12 - 1972-01-01 |
| Capacity | 523 |
| Suburban/Country | Suburb |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1000-01-01 - 1958-01-01 : Exhibitor : O'Brien, Thomas
1959-01-01 - 1960-01-01 : Exhibitor : Dawson, E. H.
1960-01-01 - 1961-01-01 : Exhibitor : Southern Theatres Pty Ltd
1961-01-01 - 1965-01-01 : Exhibitor : Galle, D.
1966-01-01 - 1967-01-01 : Exhibitor : Reade-Watts, D.K.
1969-01-01 - 1970-01-01 : Exhibitor : Galle, T.
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The Loco Hall, North Melbourne, formerly the Loco Cinestar Theatre was sold on 11 September 1985 for $450, 000. Built in 1914 for the Locomotive Drivers, Firemen and Cleaners Association (forerunner or the Victorian Division of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Engineers) and housed the union's offices as well as the cinema. As far as it's possible to ascertain, purchased by Damiano Galle (or sometimes spelt as Galli) in 1959. NB Damiano Galle is listed in 1959 as a baker and 'company director' in the ASIC file for the history of Carmelo Palumbo's World Film Distributors. "(A)round 1959, it ceased showing English speaking films, but there was a large migrant population in the area and it continued on, as did many inner suburban theatres, by showing imported foreign films. A number of ethnic groups leased the Loco around this time, but business dwindled and the last films were run around 1972." (Gilbert, p. 15) Italian language film screenings advertised in general terms (no film titles given) for Cinestar Theatre in Il Globo on the following dates: 1960-06-29 to 1960-07-06 Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity: References Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7- 1969/70. Gilbert, R 1985, 'When the Loco showed the pictures', Locomotive Journal, Nov/Dec, pp. 14-15. Gilbert, R 1986, 'Loco/Cinestar', Kino: journal of Australian theatre historical society, No. 16, pp. 9-13. PROV, VPRS 7882/P1 Public Building Files, Unit 367, PB 2055. |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-12-12 | Loco North Melbourne |
564 Victoria Street North Melbourne Victoria 3051 |
-37.804707 144.947402 |
900 | Suburb | Unknown | 1 |
| 1959-01-01 | Cinestar Theatre |
574 Victoria Street |
-37.804664 144.947005 |
650 | Cinema | ||
| 1961-01-01 |
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900 | ||||
| 1963-01-01 |
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523 |
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Due Mattacchioni Al Moulin Rouge | 1966-02-11 - 1966-02-11 | |
| Bandit of Zhobe, The | Columbia Pictures | 1966-02-12 - 1966-02-12 |
| Due Mattacchioni Al Moulin Rouge | 1966-02-12 - 1966-02-12 | |
| Bandit of Zhobe, The | Columbia Pictures | 1966-02-13 - 1966-02-13 |
| Due Mattacchioni Al Moulin Rouge | 1966-02-13 - 1966-02-13 | |
| Odongo | Columbia Pictures | 1966-02-25 - 1966-02-25 |
| Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! | 1966-02-25 - 1966-02-25 | |
| Odongo | Columbia Pictures | 1966-02-26 - 1966-02-26 |
| Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! | 1966-02-26 - 1966-02-26 | |
| Odongo | Columbia Pictures | 1966-02-27 - 1966-02-27 |