Australia

Port Elliot South Coast

Opened: 1959Location: Elliot Road, Port ElliotCapacity: 360 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Roy DennisonClosed: 2002 This drive-in was built and designed by South Australian drive-in pioneer Roy Dennison and it was still operated by him until 1999! Roy also operated the drive-in at Murray…

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Port Augusta Flinders

Opened: 1959Location: Harold St.Capacity: 500 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Greater Union/IndependentClosed: 1998 Port Augusta is now closed, but it traded all the way up to 1998. A large drive-in with space for 500 cars, it is currently for sale. The theatre closed when…

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Peterborough Drive-in

Opened: March 1978Location: Yongala Rd, PeterboroughCapacity: 200 CarsScreens: OneOperator: IndependentClosed: ? Not too many drive-ins opened in Australia as late as the Peterborough drive-in. Outside of Wonga and Cobram I can’t think of any. The year 1978 was a good year…

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Murray Bridge Riverview

Opened: 1959Location: Swanport road, Murray BridgeCapacity: 320 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Roy Denison/Colin Kennet & familyClosed: Closed February 5 2005 From 2005………………………………….The poor old Riverview will soon be housing. Even Murray Bridge is victim to ever increasing land values. After a nostalgia screening…

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Modbury Valleyline

Modbury Valleyline Opened: 1965Location: Tolley Road St. AgnesCapacity: 383 CarsScreens: OneOperator: WallisClosed: May 2003 The Valleyline is now closed. There were rumours circulating for years about its future it finally went dark in May 2003. A factory development now occupies the…

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Loxton Riverline

Opened: 1961Location: Adelaide rd, LoxtonCapacity: 285 CarsScreens: OneOperator: McKenzie Investments/Wallis TheatresClosed: March 1986 Loxton is located in the Riverland area of South Australia. The Riverline was one of four drive-ins in a small area serving not much more than 50,000 people.…

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Barmera Riverland/Boneyline

Opened: 28 September 1962Location: Sturt Hwy BarmeraCapacity: 200 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Wallis/Dave Waterman/Kevin Williams/Geoff HarrisClosed: September 2008 The Riverland drive-in was situated on the shores of Lake Boney in the riverland district of South Australia. Formally built and operated by Wallis drive-in…

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Denmark Drive-in

Opened: 1965Location: Denmark, WACapacity: 140 CarsScreens: OneOperator: J & K Rourke/J. Sage/G. FordClosed: 1980’s The Denmark drive-in was one of around 100 drive-ins that operated in Western Australia. Nowhere else in the world did drive-in fever take hold as it did…

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Wonga

Opened: 1992Location: Harvey Road, Lower WongaCapacity: 250 CarsScreens: TwoOperator: Gary KingClosed:  2008 From 2001……………………………………………….I know the question that most of you are going to ask, even Queenslanders…..where the hell is Wonga? The story goes like this. Whilst on one of…

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Woodridge Drive-in

Opened: 1975Location: Logan Reserve Road, WaterfordCapacity: 500 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Birch, Carrol and CoyleClosed: 1987 The photos do not do the Woodridge drive-in justice, as this was a very pretty drive-in in its day. It was BCC’s great hope in the mid-1970’s…

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