CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Astrojet, Tullamarine

Venue Summary
Name	Astrojet, Tullamarine
Address	Centre Road, Tullamarine, Victoria 3043
Operation Dates	1970-08-15 - 1978-01-01
Capacity
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles

Venue Comments
Operation dates based on screenings advertised in the Herald Sun and information held in bonza <https://www.bonzadb.com.au/cinemadetails/view/396> and Cinema Treasures <https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/35357> Located close to Terminal 2 at Melbourne’s international Tullamarine Airport, at the junctions of Centre Road and Departure Drive. The Astrojet Cinema was opened when the airport opened in July 1970. The cinema seated around 300 and was open Wednesdays-Sunday nights, showing double features at 7.45pm, and matinees Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Building demolished in July 2023 References Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria. The Age: Astrojet advertisement . 15-01-1968. p.9 The Herald Newspaper: Astrojet Space & Science Centre . 14-08-1970 Space Vision: Melbourne Airport Australia, 1970

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1970-08-15	Astrojet	Centre Road Tullamarine Victoria 3043	-37.7047248 144.8588954		Suburb	Cinema	1

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes		1971-10-07 - 1971-10-07
Von Ryan's Express		1971-10-07 - 1971-10-07
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes		1971-10-08 - 1971-10-08
Von Ryan's Express		1971-10-08 - 1971-10-08
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes		1971-10-09 - 1971-10-09
Von Ryan's Express		1971-10-09 - 1971-10-09
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes		1971-10-10 - 1971-10-10
Von Ryan's Express		1971-10-10 - 1971-10-10
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes		1971-10-11 - 1971-10-11
Von Ryan's Express		1971-10-11 - 1971-10-11

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