CAARP
Cinema and Audience Research Project

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1956/57-1958/59 = 671
1960/61-1961/62 = 600
1962/63-1964/65 = 740
1965/66-1971 = 743

Opened on 18 February 1954 (Kino: journal of the Australian theatre historical society. vol. 11, Mar. 1985. p. 22.)

References
Adams, K 1985, Kino: journal of the Australian theatre historical society. vol. 11, Mar., p. 22.

Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1956/57-1971

"Film Weekly" (22 October 1953, p.15) describes the installation of drive-in theatre at Burwood.

Film Weekly (25 February 1954, p. 6,15) references the opening of the Burwood Skyline. Includes location, facilities and equipment description.

Hayward, N. 1953, 'Drive in', The Sun 19 Dec., p. 24.

Kilderry, D. 1999, 'Australian drive-ins'. Drive-ins Downunder, Available at: http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian/vic_burwood.htm

Manzie, K 1953, 'Hoyts behind drive-in move,' Film Weekly, 30 July, p. 3.

Manzie, K 1954, 'Weather kind to Skyline', Film Weekly, 1 April, p.1.

Stevens, J 1954, 'Big traffic jam at premiere of open-air movies', The Sun, 18 Feb., p. 2
- Article contains brief reference to the first public screening.

The Sun, 1954 'Three new drive-ins this year', 8 Jun., p.11.

The Sun, 1954, 'Drive-in cars still snarled up', 8 Apr., p. 22.