Re: Favor to ask

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

Thanking you

I think that is a new one found!

Now if I can just find a Victorian drive-in that has been missed...

Thanks

cheers Peter

Alex Pout <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> There was also one in Rutherford, near Maitland.  The posts for the screen
> are still there, it's near a kennel we use, next to Maitland airport.
>
> And after a quick and superficial look in the Newcastle street directory
> c1960 there was one in New Lambton as well (possibly the Lambton one
you've
> listed), although it's long gone. A housing estate went in there a few
years
> ago.
>
> Al
>
> Peter Berrett <pberrett@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Thanks Tom
> >
> > David Kilderry also lists NSW drive-ins on his page (and other states)
> >
> > http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian/nsw1.htm
> >
> > He already has Tamworth listed though. If you know of any that he has
> missed
> > please drop me a line!
> >
> > Here's the NSW list
> >
> > NSW
> >
> > Albury
> > Alstonville
> > Armidale
> > Bass Hill
> > Bathurst
> > Blacktown
> > Broken Hill
> > Cambelltown
> > Carringbar
> > Canberra Starlight
> > Canberra Sundown
> > Casino
> > Chullora
> > Coffs Harbour
> > Dapto
> > Dubbo
> > Dundas
> > Fairfield
> > Fairy Meadow
> > French's Forest
> > Gateshead
> > Gosford
> > Goulburn
> > Grafton
> > Griffith
> > Heddon Greta
> > Inverell
> > Lambton
> > Lightning Ridge
> > Liverpool
> > Lismore
> > Matraville
> > Moree
> > Narrabri
> > Nowra
> > North Ryde
> > Orange
> > Pambula
> > Parkes
> > Penrith
> > Port Maquarie
> > Tamworth
> > Taree
> > Tibooburra
> > Tweed Heads
> > Wagga
> > West Wyalong
> > Wollongong
> > Young
> >
> > I've already found a couple that were missed on the above list (eg
> Lithgow).
> > I'm sure there are others.
> >
> > cheers Peter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom <gunzel3801@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > 39eac54f$0$11637$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:39eac54f$0$11637$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > > there was a drive in theatre here in Tamworth for many years.
> > > does this help?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > Peter Berrett <pberrett@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
> > > TYyG5.5800$Xx3.26067@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au">news:TYyG5.5800$Xx3.26067@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au...
> > > > Hi all
> > > >
> > > > This is not a rail related post but I ask your tolerance for reasons
> > that
> > > > will become apparent.
> > > >
> > > > I have an interest in Drive-in Theatres and in particular Victorian
> > > drive-in
> > > > theatres. As you gunzellers travel all across the countryside
spotting
> > > > trains it seems likely that you have visited many country towns and
> seen
> > > or
> > > > have even visited various drive-in theatres in years gone by. In
this
> > > > respect your gunzelling experience is highly relevant to my
question.
> > > >
> > > > Here is a list of known Victorian Drive-in Theatres (most now
closed)
> > > >
> > > > Victoria
> > > >
> > > > Altona
> > > > Bairnsdale
> > > > Ballarat Skyline
> > > > Ballarat Village
> > > > Benalla
> > > > Bendigo
> > > > Birchip
> > > > Broadmeadows
> > > > Brooklyn
> > > > Bulleen
> > > > Burwood
> > > > Clayton
> > > > Casterton
> > > > Cobram
> > > > Coburg
> > > > Colac
> > > > Croydon
> > > > Dandenong
> > > > Dromana
> > > > Essendon
> > > > Echuca
> > > > Frankston
> > > > Geelong Village
> > > > Geelong Star
> > > > Grantville
> > > > Hamilton
> > > > Horsham
> > > > Inverloch
> > > > Kerang
> > > > Leongatha
> > > > Maribyrnong
> > > > Maryborough
> > > > Mildura Crossroads
> > > > Mildura Sixteenth St
> > > > Moe
> > > > Moorabbin
> > > > Morwell
> > > > Oakleigh
> > > > Portland
> > > > Preston Hoyts
> > > > Preston Northland
> > > > Reservoir
> > > > Robinvale
> > > > Rowville
> > > > Sale
> > > > Sandringham
> > > > Seymour
> > > > Shepparton
> > > > Stawell
> > > > Sunshine
> > > > Swan Hill
> > > > Terang
> > > > Toorak
> > > > Traralgon
> > > > Wangaratta
> > > > Wantirna
> > > > Warragul
> > > > Warrnambool
> > > > Wodonga
> > > > Yarrawonga
> > > >
> > > > The list is taken from the following page (which I highly recommend
> for
> > > > those so interested).
> > > >
> > > > http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian/vic1.htm
> > > >
> > > > Are you aware of any drive-in theatres that are missing from this
> list?
> > If
> > > > so I would be grateful if you could post a reply. My reason for
asking
> > is
> > > > that when one looks at a Victorian map one see large areas of the
> state
> > > (eg
> > > > around Warracknabeal, Mansfield, Orbost, St Arnaud) which don't
appear
> > to
> > > > have had a drive-in. I feel sure that one or two have been missed.
It
> > > would
> > > > help the author of the page and myself no end to find one that we
have
> > not
> > > > yet heard about.
> > > >
> > > > By way of making some sort of tentative link with railways for this
> post
> > I
> > > > am inclined to add that I have noticed that there is some similarity
> in
> > > > one's interest in closed railways to one's interest in closed
> drive-ins.
> > > > Since a very young age I have always had a fascination with major
> > services
> > > > (eg railways) that once performed a valuable service for the
community
> > but
> > > > due to changes in society have outlived their usefulness and have
> > > > disappeared but have left their mark on the landscape, I can't drive
> > past
> > > an
> > > > abandoned railway without getting curious about when it ran, where
it
> > went
> > > > to and when it was closed. Ditto for drive-in theatres.
> > > >
> > > > Finally it is interesting that the idea of trains and films were
never
> > > > combined (to my knowledge) to create a train drive-in theatre ie a
> train
> > > > would take you a screen where you could watch the film from the
train
> > > window
> > > > or alternatively hop out and watch from some seats near the screen.
> > Could
> > > be
> > > > a unique idea for a train historical society to try as a way of
> > > > differentiating their service from other historical societies. The
> > > Train-In
> > > > Theatre!
> > > >
> > > > cheers Peter
> > > >
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