This article is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the lost Art Deco cinemas of Queensland. See also: Brisbane’s Metro Theatre, Earl’s Court Rockhampton and Mackay Civic Theatre The St James Theatre in Brisbane wore many faces over… Read More ›
30 Gordon Street, Mackay This article is part of a series of posts exploring the lost Art Deco cinemas of Queensland. See also: Brisbane’s Metro Theatre and Earl’s Court, Rockhampton Mackay boasts one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco… Read More ›
The question posed in the title of this article is deliberately provocative. It goes against the grain of common sense to imagine that the material hardship experienced in Depression-era Queensland could have led to anything other than stagnation and decline…. Read More ›
With the Oscars upon us for another year it is timely to look back at the fashion and beauty advice offered up by Hollywood in the Art Deco era, aimed at Queensland women who aspired to the Greta Garbo look without the… Read More ›
Corner of Denham and Alma Streets, Rockhampton This article is part of a series of posts exploring the lost Art Deco cinemas of Queensland. See also: Brisbane’s Metro Theatre and Mackay Civic Theatre Along with dances, cinemas were the social and… Read More ›
This article is the first in a series of posts exploring the lost Art Deco cinemas of Queensland. See also: Earl’s Court Rockhampton and Mackay Civic Theatre From the end of the Depression to the early years of World War Two, cinema building… Read More ›
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