Whiteway / Amusua / Empire, Port Kembla
| Name | Whiteway / Amusua / Empire, Port Kembla |
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| Address | Wentworth Street, Port Kembla, New South Wales 2505 |
| Operation Dates | 1915-05-31 - 1992-01-01 |
| Capacity | 1145 |
| Suburban/Country | Country |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1928-01-01 - 1964-01-01 : Exhibitor : Wollongong Theatres Pty. Ltd.
1965-01-01 - 1967-01-01 : Distributor : Markides, N.
1969-01-01 - 1970-01-01 : Exhibitor : Robbins, K. R.
1971-01-01 - 1992-01-01 : Exhibitor : Markides, N.
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The Whiteway (also spelled White Way) Theatre began as Port Kembla’s first theatre the Empire Hall. Later it was named the Amusua Theatre and then the Whiteway from 1928. It was used as a theatre until 1965 and then the building fell into disrepair and was destroyed by fire in 1992. (Parkinson, 1995) In 1936 Wollongong Theatres leased the cinema. The company bought the business and premise outright in 1955. In 1965 the company sold the property. Parkinson (1995, p. 107) reports that audiences were “dwindling†by this time. After a short period of closure The Whiteway was purchased by Nick Markides of Louis Film Co Pty. Ltd. For the next 7 years Makides exhibited continental films two to four nights weekly. In 1976 the theatre was resold in to Thirroul businessman Kosta Dimitrovski who used the venue to exhibit restricted adult movies. The cinema does not appear to have been used from around 1980 and was destroyed by fire in 1992 (Parkinson 1995 pp. 106 - 107). The façade survived the fire and remains intact. Venue: Screening Policy References Parkinson, R 1995, Gauffered Velour: a history of motion picture exhibition and picture theatres in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, 1897-1994, Australian Theatre Historical Society, Campbelltown, NSW. |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
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| 1915-05-31 | Empire |
Wentworth Street Port Kembla New South Wales 2505 |
-34.1018128 141.9220574 |
Country | Cinema | 1 | |
| 1922-02-13 | Amusua |
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745 | Country | Cinema | 1 |
| 1928-01-01 | Whiteway |
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1145 | Country | Cinema | 1 |
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Ime Mia Dhystihismeni | 1960-01-21 - 1960-01-21 | |
| Kypros stis floges, I | 1963-01-06 - 1963-01-06 | |
| Kypros stis floges, I | 1963-01-07 - 1963-01-07 | |
| Agapi Pou Dhen Svini O Chronos | 1963-02-11 - 1963-02-11 | |
| Ponemeni Mitera | 1963-02-18 - 1963-02-18 | |
| Vanna | 1963-02-25 - 1963-02-25 | |
| Kati Na Kei | 1963-03-04 - 1963-03-04 | |
| Dhipsameni Yi' Agapi | 1963-03-10 - 1963-03-10 | |
| Dhipsameni Yi' Agapi | 1963-03-11 - 1963-03-11 | |
| Kyriakatiko Xypnima | Arista Films | 1963-03-18 - 1963-03-18 |