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An occasional feature -
as it was and what remains today.
MILTON THEATRE - FULLARTON, SA Allan Hall and Colin Flint
he building was originally a Masonic Hall, and was
Tused for cinema from the early 1920s. Entry to the
auditorium was
gained through
the area to the
right of the
picture, which is
shown covered by
corrugated iron.
Ticket sales were
to the left as the
patrons entered.
The pillared
entrance was not
used for cinema
The Adelaide Advertiser, 6 April 1928
entry.
The screen had a small plaster proscenium around it.
The projection room entrance was through the gates
seen adjacent to the theatre entrance. The Milton Hall prior to demolition.
An article in the Adelaide Advertiser in January 2016 stated that the retirement units built on the site by the Freemasons Lodge, following the
demolition of the hall sometime back, had recently been sold to another organisation.
The original foundation stone - now a part of Below: The retirement village now on the site.
the feature wall.
Images:
Allan Hall,
Royce Harris,
Google Maps.
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