Sunshine Mechanics' Institute/ Town Hall, Sunshine
| Name | Sunshine Mechanics' Institute/ Town Hall, Sunshine |
|---|---|
| Address | Hampshire Road, Sunshine, Victoria 3020 |
| Operation Dates | 1918-01-01 - 9999-12-31 |
| Capacity | |
| Suburban/Country | Suburb |
| Purpose | Town Hall |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
Operated by the Johnson brothers of Lyric Pictures since 1918, the Sunshine Mechanic's Institute screened weekly picture shows. (Mc Goldrick, p. 85) It was later a part of the renovated Shire Hall and was still operating in 1925 until a rival theatre ( Sunshine / Kirbys Theatre, Sunshine ) opened across the road from the Shire Hall. (Ford, p. 293) The rival theatre "affected numbers attending pictures shows in the new town hall where N.J. Vernon showed movies briefly before C. H. Mennesdorffer took over in late 1925. After a few years of intense competition between the theatre and Mennesdorffer, the showing of pictures at the town hall was discontinued." (Mc Gowrick, p. 85) References Ford, O. 2001, Harvester town: the making of Sunshine 1890-1925 Sunshine & District Historical Society, p. 293. Mc Goldrick, P. 1989, When the whistle blew: a social history of the town of Sunshine, 1920-1950, Gippsland Printers (Morwell) Pty. Ltd. |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-01-01 | Sunshine Mechanic's Institute / Town Hall |
Hampshire Road Sunshine Victoria 3020 |
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Suburb | Town Hall | 1 |