Centenary Hall / Verne, Malvern
| Name | Centenary Hall / Verne, Malvern |
|---|---|
| Address | 432 Waverley Road, Malvern East, Victoria 3145 |
| Operation Dates | 1934-01-01 - 1951-01-01 |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Suburban/Country | Suburb |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1942-12-04 - 1951-01-01 : Exhibitor : Lawrence Brothers
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Centenary Hall was built as a dance hall but was showing films by March 1934 (Smith 2003). From 1937 -1941 the lessee is noted as Frank Cross. From 1942-47 the Lawrence Bros leased the venue. According to Smith (2003) the next tenant was the Australian Playhouse. The Verne continued to be listed in the Film Weekly directories until 1951. Film Weekly records capacity: References Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory Film Weekly, Sydney, 1946/7-1950/51 Smith, I 2003, 'The Verne East Malvern' CinemaRecord, Cinema and Theatre Historical Society, no. 41, p. 23. |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934-01-26 | Centenary Hall |
432 Waverley Road Malvern East Victoria 3145 |
-37.8783267 145.066952 |
400 | Suburb | Hall | 1 |
| 1942-12-04 | Verne |
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385 | Cinema | ||
| 1947-01-01 | Australian Playhouse |
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350 |