The theatre was opened in 1924. Photograph of Hoyts Eclipse theatre , 88 Crockford St,Port Melbourne, 1940sarts and entertainment - film/cinema, eclipse picture theatre

Photo is part of Glen Stuart's home movie "City of Port Melbourne" - extracted by David Thompson from DVD copyColour photograph of the Hoyts "Eclipse" theatre in Port Melbourne. Prior to demolition in 1957arts and entertainment - film/cinema, built environment

Arthur L Page lived near the site of the soon to be built cinema; he ran for Council several months after this first letter, later became MayorPhotocopy of second of three letters to Port Melbourne Council re the Eclipse cinema: from Hoyts Theatre Ltd., June 1930, nominating Arthur Leaverack PAGE to vote on their behalfarts and entertainment - film/cinema, arthur leaverack page, hoyts theatre ltd, eclipse picture theatre

Arthur L Page lived near the site of the soon to be built cinema; he ran for Council several months after this first letter, later became MayorPhotocopy of third of three letters to Port Melbourne Council re the Eclipse cinema: from Hoyts Theatre Ltd., June 1930, certifying the appointment of Arthur Leaverack PAGE to vote on their behalfarts and entertainment - film/cinema, arthur leaverack page, hoyts theatre ltd, eclipse picture theatre

Photo from book 'Wilson Transformer - 50 years of achievement'Photographic copy of Wilson transformer on low loader in Crockford Street, 1939. Shows back wall of Hoyt's Eclipse cinema in left cornerindustry - manufacturing, transport - motor vehicles, yellow express, wilson transformers, hoyts theatre ltd

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. 2012 PMHPS calendar ; Historic Port Melbourne - You must remember this. Cover photo is Dugga BEAZLEY in net boat on Hobsons Bay c1991 All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864piers and wharves - town pier, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, arts and entertainment - film/cinema, workers, police, law, transport, sandridge lagoon, religion - wesleyan methodist church, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, hobsons bay, ps weeroona, hoyts theatre ltd, eclipse picture theatre, port melbourne citizens brass band, centenary bridge, martin coghlan, john mcclusky, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc, port melbourne town hall, ps hygeia

This file contains four items relating to research by members of the Caulfield/Glen Eira Historical Society about theatres and cinemas in Glen Eira: 1/A handwritten copy of a letter from the Caulfield Historical Society to the Secretary of Hoyts requesting information about Hoyts cinemas in Glen Huntly, St. Kilda, Caulfield, Carnegie and Elsternwick. Date unknown. 2/A typed list of cinemas in Glen Eira, dated 07/08/2010 giving their location, name, dates of operation and current status. Researcher unknown. 3/Research notes written by Claire Barton, 02/07/2013, paraphrased from ‘The Pictures and Flea Pits: 80 Years of Australians at the Pictures’ by Simon Brand (1983). The notes give the broader context of cinemas in Australia at the time many Glen Eira cinemas were in operation. 4/Research notes written by Claire Barton, 04/07/2013, paraphrased from ‘Moorabbin: A Pictorial History, 1862-1994’, by John Cribbin (1995). The notes give a brief history of the Bentleigh Theatre and Ormond Theatre (renamed ‘The Plaza’).hoyts theatres ltd., gardenvale, mayfair gardenvale, nepean theatre, glen huntly, glen huntly theatre, caulfield, crystal palace theatre, carnegie, hoyts carnegie theatre, elsternwick, hoyts elsternwick theatre, esquire, nepean highway, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, manchester grove, dandenong road, woorayl street, carre street, gordon street, cinemas, theatres, bentleigh, hoyts bentleigh, caulfield south, camden, carnegie, memorial, rosstown, carnegie theatre, pohebe, renown, elster, esquire, kadima, sharon, classic, rex, argosy, capri, ormond theatre, the plaza, depression 1929-1939, audiences, industry, world war 1939-1945, television broadcasting, drive-in theatres, entertainment, bentleigh theatre, centre road, nicholson street, suburban life, suburbs, community centres, north road, cribben john, brand simon, barton claire, caulfield historical society

Contains three items about this: 1/A photocopied article (across 3 long columns) from the Southern Cross newspaper dated 21/07/1928. The article contains details of the opening of the Gardenvale Martin Street subway ceremony. Mention is made of the Caulfield Council’s spontaneous assistance, harmony working alongside Brighton and their financial assistance, as well. Councillor E.F. England (Mayor of Caulfield) attended on behalf of the Caulfield Council. He referred to the large patronage on the Brighton line, also mentioning similar issues for the Elsternwick level crossing. There are brief summaries from the many speakers. The pupils from Gardenvale and Elsternwick schools were congregated around the subway, and the Brighton municipal Brass Band rendered selections. 2/Newspaper clipping (source not stated perhaps Melbourne Sun), ‘Elsternwick to get underpass’, dated 25/02/1959, stating that ‘work has begun to build an underpass that will abolish the Glenhuntly Road level crossing’, with photograph and a map of the level crossing. 3/Handwritten note, signed ‘FEC, 17/11/2006’, headed ‘To be researched – Shooting in foot underpass-policeman killed-murder last man to be hanged in Victoria’, with note on Glenhuntly Road underpass.‘southern cross’, gardenvale progress league, point nepean road, newspapers, caulfield council, north road, ‘made in australia’ week, railways department, parliamentary representative, railway crossings, councillors, gardenvale school, elsternwick school, schools, market gardens, gardenvale progress association, england e.f.(mayor), elsternwick, caulfield, hoyts theatre, theatres, glenhuntly road, elsternwick station, police, murders, executions, shops, elsternwick plaza, petrol stations, ‘the hub’, flats, brothels, ‘the daily planet’ (sic), car parks

This file contains three items. Photocopied and three page retyped article, undated c.1930s and source unknown from Real Estate Agent Philippe Batters 03/09/1997. Three page document from Keith James Smith, undated, on research on Elsternwick and Glen Huntly Road shops and traders. Three articles from THE AGE 13/05/2000 and 15-16/02/2013 and MELB BAYSIDE WEEKLY 03/11/2010 giving snap shots of Elsternwick housing and facts.batters philippe, real estate agents, elsternwick, paddocks, glen huntly road, walter kelly, elsternwick park, slaughter yards, glen eira roads, point ormond, glenhuntly railway station, nepean highway, grange road, holdsworth’s jewellers, staniland grove, coles store, shops, orrong road, fosseys, hattams mensware, woolworths, dalgarnos crockery and kitchenware, chapmans gifts, garth’s shoe store, garth jack, allen’s furniture and auction rooms, elsternwick market, adam’s cakes, mr. green’s pet shop, turner mr., grocer shop, moores lendring library, hopetown gardens, gardens, jack hatheralls butchershop, butchers, chinese laundry, chinese community, laundries, mr. & mrs. darbyshires milkbar, st. johns church, kooyong road, hasseles garage, garages, royal parade, glenhuntly, camden, hawthorn road, blacksmiths, camden town, dolls hospital, caulfield state school 773, independent picture, theatres, camden theatre, southern indoor bowl centre, larch street, montessorie school, collins milk bar, milk bars, collins lin, hartrick miss, armond mr., lennie mr., rothells sausage factory, north road, red bus service transport, furlonger miss, dance studio, moran and cato grocery, cato family, newsagent, tozer brook, furniture store, green gables american style soda fountain and milk bar, hoyts renown theatre, state savings bank, riddell parade, clarence street, aileen avenue, smith keith james, camden town, sports club, peer gary, gary peer & associates, brukarz jack, ray white real estate, real estate agents, classic cinema theatres, st. george’s road, elizabeth street, allison road, gladstone park, myrtle street, victoria street, caulfield, st kilda east, lisbon house, orrong road, house names, rippon lea estate, caulfield south, carnegie, gordon street, carre street, main street, clarence street, elsternwick club, jewish holocaust museum, daily planet, brothels, wesley college, elsternwick primary, st. joseph’s primary, scholem aleichen college, liebler yavneh, hopetoun gardens, harleston park

Pass Out for the Hoyts Theatre Maling Road Canterbury, given to the Canterbury History Group by Michele Spencer who found it among her late father's papers. Includes letter from Michelecanterbury, canterbury theatre, maling road, theatres, correspondence