Plaza / Matthew Flinders / West End / Mornington Cinema
| Name | Plaza / Matthew Flinders / West End / Mornington Cinema |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Main Street, Mornington, Victoria 3931 |
| Operation Dates | 1926-01-01 - 1973-02-01 |
| Capacity | 352 |
| Suburban/Country | Country |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 2 |
| Roles |
1958-01-01 - 1973-02-01 : Exhibitor : Lawrence Brothers
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The earliest reference to a picture theatre in Mornington was found in an Argus newspaper article. It reads "The prospectus of the Mornington Theatre Limited with a capital of £12 000 has been issued. It is intended to build a picture theatre and dance palais on the Esplanade next to the State Savings Bank at a cost of £9500." (Argus Feb 26 1925, p.16) The Plaza was purchased by Alfred Lawrence of the Lawrence Brothers Talkies in 1948 and for a time managed by Peter Wallace. In 1952 architect Gordon Murphy was employed to re-design the cinema: new carpets, curtains, Dunlopillo seats and a new name The Mathew Flinders. Closure of the Mornington Theatre in 1973 was hastened by an order from the Department of Health about an issue relating to the stability of one of the walls. References Australasian Cinema (4 March 1976, p. 4.) reports on the opening of West End Cinema. Film Weekly Film Weekly: motion picture directories, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1971 Kilderry, D. 1994. Kino: journal of the Australian Theatre Historical Society, no. 48, p. 32. Larkin, J 1973, 'The Very Last Picture Show', The Age, 28 February Lawrence, A 2002 'Lawrence Brothers Talkies', CinemaRecord, no. 39 , pp. 24-9. |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-01-01 | Plaza Picture Theatre |
1 Main Street Mornington Victoria 3931 |
-38.223101 145.040785 |
800 | Country | Cinema | 1 |
| 1958-01-01 | Matthew Flinders |
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|
750 | |||
| 1976-01-26 | West End Cinema |
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|
352 | |||
| 1994-01-01 | Mornington Cinema |
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2 |