Cummins Theatre - Merredin , Western Australia
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S 31° 28.806 E 118° 16.734
50J E 621480 N 6516480
A relocated theatre in a country town
Waymark Code: WMJE3E
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 11/06/2013
Views: 5
James Cummins, who was the Mayor of Kalgoorlie and owner of both the Merredin and Kalgoorlie breweries purchased the Tivoli Theatre, which had been built in Coolgardie in 1897, and had it dismantled and sent in pieces to Merredin (250km west) by train. Here, the thirty year old Theatre was rebuilt with bricks from hotels demolished in Coolgardie, and contains the stage, decking, seating and pressed tin ceilings from the old Tivoli Theatre in Coolgardie. where it stands today on Bates Street. Cummins Theatre, renamed in honour of its founder, opened to the public on the 10th October,
Original Location: N 30° 57.268 W 121° 09.819
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Public
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