CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Austral, Port Pirie

Venue Summary
Name	Austral, Port Pirie
Address	cnr Florence and Alexander Streets, Port Pirie, South Australia 5540
Operation Dates	1921-01-01 - 1965-01-30
Capacity	1203
Suburban/Country	Country
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1000-01-01 - 9999-12-31 : Unknown : Cinemas Ltd

Venue Comments
Women's Weekly article makes reference to closing date. References Film Weekly 1947/8 - 1962/3 'Moviegoers has the same seats for 28 years' The Australian Women's Weekly, March 17 1965. 'Fall off a staircase' The Register, July 18, 1912. (Reference to the Opera Hall, which was situated above the Austral Theatre.)

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1921-01-01	Austral	cnr Florence and Alexander Streets Port Pirie South Australia 5540	-33.1776613 138.0072687	1203	Country	Cinema	1

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Old San Francisco	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-02-25 - 1929-02-25
Smart Set, The	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1929-02-25 - 1929-02-25
Old San Francisco	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-02-26 - 1929-02-26
Smart Set, The	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1929-02-26 - 1929-02-26
Old San Francisco	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-02-27 - 1929-02-27
Smart Set, The	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1929-02-27 - 1929-02-27
Student Prince, The	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1929-02-28 - 1929-02-28
No Babies Allowed	Cinema Art Films	1929-02-28 - 1929-02-28
Student Prince, The	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1929-03-01 - 1929-03-01
No Babies Allowed	Cinema Art Films	1929-03-01 - 1929-03-01

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