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Western Monarch Open Air c.1934
Courtesy ofGilgandra Museum and Historical Society

Western Monarch As A Church in 1998
Gerry Kennedy Collection

Over the years the theatre had a variety of exhibitors including F. Brook 1934-37, A.G. McGowan 1937-39, G.H. Towart
1939-41 and F. Brook 1941-71. Upon the death ofF. Brook the theatre was sold to Mrs Dohnt on 27 August 1973. Allan
Dohnt operated the theatre up to the t.i me it was closed c 1983/4. The open-air theatre was closed some years prior to the
hardtop. The Gi lgandra Weekly of 30 May 1984 contained the auction notice for the clearance of the theatre's equipment.

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