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Glen Waverley Public Hall

Venue Summary
Name Glen Waverley Public Hall
Address Ferntree Gully Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150
Operation Dates 1955-01-01 - 1960-01-01
Capacity 140
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Hall
Screens 1
Roles
1955-01-01 - 1960-01-01 : Exhibitor : Griggs, D.
Venue Comments

"Glen Waverley had only the Public Hall for film shows with a modest seating capacity of 140." (Seccombe, p. 6)

References
Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria.

Film Weekly. Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1954/5-1959/60

Seccombe, R. 1999 'Out in the sticks: early cinema in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs' CinemaRecord no. 24, pp. 4-10

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1955-01-01 Glen Waverley Public Hall Ferntree Gully Road
Glen Waverley
Victoria 3150
-37.90354
145.161415
140 Suburb Hall 1