Historical information

A document outlining the departure of The Wallaces from Marysville in Victoria.

Significance

A document outlining the departure of The Wallaces from Marysville in Victoria.
Jim Wallace was born in Dumfries in Scotland and emigrated to Australia with his family at age 6. He arrived and settled in Marysville in 1922 and ended up working for the Barton Brothers looking after their touring cars and their garage. He met Marj in 1928 and they married in 1930. Jim and another well-known local, Clarrie Smith, had spoken about showing the 'talkies' in the local hall and then subsequently had local builder, Harold Cuzens, build the Marysville Theatre in 1932. The Marysville Theatre was located on Murchison Street.
The solid concrete building was used as a Theatre from 1932 to 1970. The building was then purchased by The Darmody Family and was used as an Arts and Crafts Centre for two years from 1975. The building was then purchased by Norman and Rosemary Fiske in 1977 and converted into a restaurant called The Pumpernickel.
This building, along with most of the town, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
The Wallaces departed Marysville in 1980 for a new life in Ringwood, Victoria.