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Village Drive-in, Essendon

Venue Summary
Name Village Drive-in, Essendon
Address Cnr Bulla Road and Melrose Drive, Tullamarine, Victoria 3043
Operation Dates 1956-03-14 - 1984-01-01
Capacity 862
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Drive In
Screens 1
Roles
1956-03-14 - 1984-01-01 : Exhibitor :
Venue Comments

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1956/7 = 736
1957/8-1961/2 = 700
1962/3-1967/8 = 715
1968/9-1971 = 862

References
Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1957/8-1971

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

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1956-03-14 Village, Essendon Cnr Bulla Road and Melrose Drive
Tullamarine
Victoria 3043


736 Suburb Drive In 1
1957-01-01



700
1969-01-01



862

Screenings

Screenings
Films Distributor Dates
Picnic At Hanging Rock 1978-05-01 - 1978-05-01
Mango Tree, The 1978-05-02 - 1978-05-02
Picnic At Hanging Rock 1978-05-02 - 1978-05-02
Mango Tree, The 1978-05-03 - 1978-05-03
Picnic At Hanging Rock 1978-05-03 - 1978-05-03
Choirboys, The 1978-05-04 - 1978-05-04
Cry For Me Billy 1978-05-04 - 1978-05-04
Choirboys, The 1978-05-05 - 1978-05-05
Cry For Me Billy 1978-05-05 - 1978-05-05
Choirboys, The 1978-05-06 - 1978-05-06
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