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Coburg Town Hall

Venue Summary
Name Coburg Town Hall
Address 1 Bell Street , Coburg, Victoria 3058
Operation Dates 1930-06-21 - 1953-06-01
Capacity 1146
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Cinema
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

Operation dates based on Catrice data and last listing in Film Weekly motion picture directories. (Catrice, p. 234)

Established in the Coburg Town Hall.
Also referred to as City Hall Pictures -CATHS

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1946/7-1948/9 = 1344
1949/50-1952/3 = 1146

References
Catrice, D. 1991, Cinemas in Melbourne 1896-1942. Thesis (M.A.) Monash University, 1991.

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. 1946/7-1952/3

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1930-06-21 Town Hall Talkies 1 Bell Street
Coburg
Victoria 3058
-37.7425657
144.9779806
1334 Suburb Cinema 1
1950-01-01



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