The first Palais dance theatre in Warrnambool was established in the Hotel Mansions on the corner of Kepler and Koroit Streets. When the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1929 the Palais was moved to the Oddfellows Hall in Koroit Street operating as a cinema. In 1939 the area in the Oddfellows Hall was converted into a dance floor, a skating rink and a squash court. The Palais dance hall continued until 1974. It had been a major entertainment venue in Warrnambool featuring many well known bands and singers over the years. This photograph is a fine memento of a most important entertainment venue in Warrnambool in the second half of the 20th century.A colour photograph of the interior of a dance hall showing the dance space, the lighting and the alcoves. The photograph is in two sections placed together. It is mounted on a yellow cardboard mount with a cut-out, printed name in cursive script. The black frame is made of composite material. A glass covering is over the photograph. On the back is a wire attachment for the hanging of the frame. There are crease and scratch markings in the bottom of the photograph.Palais de Dansepalais de danse warrnambool, the palais warrnambool, interior of the palais warrnambool, dance hall warrnambool, warrnambool

Colour photographs of the exterior of The Palais in Hepburn Springs.palais hepburn springs

Warrnambool’s first Palais was established in the Hotel Mansions on the corner of Koroit and Kepler Streets and destroyed by fire in 1929. The second Palais was established at the Liberty Theatre in Lava Street. The third Palais was established in the Oddfellows Hall building in Koroit Street in 1939. Dances were held weekly and sometimes more often and attracted musical talent from the Warrnambool district and even from Melbourne with band leaders such as Tommy Davidson and Vin Mills. In 1974 the Warrnambool City Council bought the building and it was used only intermittently for entertainment purposes. Today the building is in private hands and is used for commercial and business purposes. This advertisement is of considerable significance as it comes from the Palais de Danse dance theatre which was important as a social institution in Warrnambool for over 30 years. The advertisement also reminds us of the era (1940s, 50s, 60s) when beauty pageants and Belle of the Ball competitions were popular all over Australia. This is a document in a brown plastic frame with a gold-coloured metal inside edging. The frame has a glass front. The document is a 1954 advertisement for the Palais de Danse dance floor in the Oddfellows Hall in Koroit Street, Warrnambool. The advertisement has black and red printing on a buff-coloured background. The advertisement has an ornamental edge around the printing and a red-coloured photograph of the dance floor. ‘Palais de Danse, Warrnambool, proclaims The Belle of the Western District, The Largest Provincial Competition, Biggest Prizes Ever Offered, The Most Beautiful Girls in the Western District’ etc etcpalais de danse, warrnambool, beauty pageants, warrnambool

Also on print Bohringer Taylor and Johnson Pty Ltd, Architects and Civil Engineers, 80 Swanston St, MelbourneGold coloured photograph of an advertisement promoting the Picture Theatre and Palais de Danse, built by Bohringer, Taylor and Johnson Pty Ltd, Architects and Civil Engineers, opened in December 1926, with a grand ball. Picture Theatre and Palais de Danse, Lakes Entrance, 26/11/26architecture, cinema

Palais Theatre, Proscenium arch showing pit, taken from dress circletwo black and white photographs (different quality), unmounted, original fair conditionPalais Theatre, Proscenium Arch

Ticket for admission of one person to Palais Pictures, provided by the City of St Kilda, to celebrate Empire Day at 2pm on 22 May 1936.Cream coloured card printed in black on one side.the palais, palais pictures, city of st kilda, empire day

Ticket for admission of one person to Palais Pictures, provided by the City of St Kilda, to celebrate Empire Day at 2pm on 20 May 1938.Pink coloured card printed in dark blue on one side.the palais, palais pictures, city of st kilda, empire day

Palais De Danse, St Kilda, during construction in 1920black and white photograph, unmounted, copy, fair conditionOn front: Palais De Danse Premier Sat June 5th

The Grinton Collection. “Palais due Trocadero"- built on the hill of Chjaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel tower, Paris , France. Demolished in 1937. RRefer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a large building (palace/exhibition space) with formal garden area, river, river wall and bridge in foreground. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of Lifetime". "A. Palais due Trocadero". framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton, buildings

The Grinton Collection. “Palais de la Jetee"- Crystal palace in Nice, France. Refer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a large ornate building (palace) on a pier structure. Foreshore in the foreground. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a lifetime". "B. Palais de la Jetee"framed accessories, "camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton, buildings

Bandleader Joe Aronson who played at the Wattle Path, Palais, St Kilda in 1920s and 1930sblack and white photograph, original, unmounted, good conditionOn front signed: Yours in Rythmn Joe Aronson Wattle Path, Palais St Kilda. On back: Miss Vivia? No 1 Blanche St St Kilda

James Hutchinson (Jim) Davidson (1902-1982), band leader, was born on 6 August 1902 at Balmain, Sydney. Davidson opened the winter season of 1933 at Sydney’s Palais Royal Dance Hall, which drew crowds of 10,000 a week.The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder record—with which it had co-existed from the late 1880s through to the late 1920s. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. This item is an example of music popular in the 1930's.Double sided black disc with a single central hole. Side A is "Goody-Goody - Fox" and Side B is "I Love To Sing-a-Fox Trot". both are performed by Jim Davidson & His New Palais Royal Orchestra with Vocal Chorus.C22871gramophone-record music davidson-jim dance-music

Image produced in 1922Black and white photo of men and women in formal wear in a big hall.Dance Marathon at Geelong Palais 1922

A notice of a charity ball that was being held for Legacy. It mentions that the bars open at 9, supper served at 11, and a hot buffet at 12.30am. A newspaper article on Trove describes the attendees and their fashion. Another article mentions that the ball raised £453 for Legacy. Charity balls were held with the proceeds from the evening going to aid Melbourne Legacy. The ball was held under the patronage of 'His Excellency the Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, General Sir Dallas Brooks.' From Wikpedia: "Brooks was appointed Governor of Victoria by Premier Thomas Hollway and served from 1949 to 1963. During his term as governor, he acted as Administrator of the Commonwealth three times. He served in this capacity for almost seven months after the governor-general, Viscount Dunrossil, suddenly died in office in 1961 after serving only one year. Sir Dallas was in effect Acting governor-general until the appointment of the Viscount De L'Isle.A record that Legacy used gala dinners and balls for fundraising events. Printed notice of a ball to be held in aid of Legacy, at Palais de Dance, St Kilda, 12 May 1938.fundraising, events

This postcard was most probably sent to Australia by an Australian soldier during World War One. Black and white postcard showing Versailles, France. Parc du Palais De Versailles - Les Alles de l'Orangerieworld war one, versailles, france, chatham-holmes collection

black and white photograph, a copyHarry Jacobs and band at the old Palais 1930s. SKHS 10438 (35)

A notice of a charity ball that was being held for Legacy. It mentions that there was dancing from 8.30 pm to 3 am, dinner was at 9, and tickets were £15 each and could be ordered using the card inserted in the notice. A newspaper article on Trove talks about the organising committee being unusually all male doing such a good job. Charity balls were held with the proceeds from the evening going to aid Melbourne Legacy. The ball was held under the patronage of 'His Excellency the Governor of Victoria, General Sir Dallas Brooks.'A record that Legacy used gala dinners and balls for fundraising events. Printed notice x 4 pages of a ball to be held in aid of Legacy, at Palais de Dance, St Kilda, 30 November 1956.fundraising, events

Hile Terrace is a group of 3 identical terraces designed by the highly regarded architect William Pitt in 1885. It is located on the Esplanade. It maintains all the features of late Victorian terraces with cast iron balcony and postsblack and white photograph, unmounted, good conditionhand written: terraces in Upper Esplanade opposite Palais Theatre, stamped: Graeme S. Breydon, 204 Carlisle St, Balaclava, 3183 phone 94 2886william pitt, historic buildings, st kilda - terraces

Postcard, coloured photo of the Place de la Riponne in Lausanne, Switzerland. The main building overlooking the square is the Palais de Rumine, built in 1902 as a public building housing the library. Several pedestrians walking about the square. Spire of a cathedral at top right.postcard, photograph, postcard, lausanne, switzerland, place de la riponne, palais de rumine

Aerial view of Luna Park, Palais Pictures, Palais de Danse, St Kilda Pier, late 1920sblack and white, arial photograph luna park, palais de danse, palais pictures, st kilda pier

Cassette magazine in vinyl cover. Contents includes onemagazine, one audio cassette, one subscription card, one subscription pamphlet, one track list card, one advertisement for Rash (Decisions) cassette release, and one advertisement for New Order with The Saints and John Cooper Clarke at the Palais Theatre.ink, paper, plastic, vinyl

Palais Pictures, Esplanade, St Kildablack and white photograph, unmounted, original, fair conditionShown on the building: Monday next, Spencer Tracy The Power and the Glory, Gambling �

Palais Theatre, Stage setting, c1930sblack and white photograph, unmounted, original, fair condition

Black and white postcard showing shops on the right hand side of Point Nepean Road and the railway line, Aspendale railway station and the Aspendale Fire Station with the bell tower beside it. One car driving along the road and two cars parked. The shops in view are a cafe, a general store, the Aspendale Picnic Grounds, which included Palais De Dance.The Rose Series P. 1037 MAIN SHOPPING AREA IN ASPENDALE, VIC.point nepean road, nepean highway, aspendale, taylor avenue, shops, aspendale fire station, aspendale picnic grounds

showing Luna Park, the Palace Theatre, the Palais and St Moritzblack and white photograph, unmounted original, good conditionNeg 27

Located on the Lower Esplanade at St Kilda, the Palais Theatre and Luna Park.Black and white photograph, unmounteddavid rae collection, st kilda, palais theatre, luna park

Dance Floor, Palais De Danse, Esplanade, St Kilda, 1926. black and white photograph, unmounted, original, fair condition

Photograph of south side of The Esplanade showing Palais Theatre and Luna Park in the background.Black and white photograph, unmounteddavid rae collection, st kilda

Photograph of the Palais Theatre with one of the palm trees planted along The Esplanade in the foreground.Black and white photograph, unmounteddavid rae collection, st kilda, palais theatre