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Venue	Hoyleton Institute
Other Names	Hoyleton Mechanics Institute
Address	10 Terminus Road Hoyleton SA 5453 Australia
First Date	1908
Last Date	2004
Website	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/14443058.2023.2203692
Notes	The original Hoyleton Institute and library was located in the school building from 1883 to 1906. 21 locals were keen to build a dedicated institute building on a site donated by local W Saunders. The new institute building was completed in August 1908 and funded in part by the finances from the previous institute. The 45×25-foot brick and stone structure had 16-foot-high ceilings, a 10-foot-deep stage for performances and accommodated a library and reading room. Not long after the building was complete, the stage was flanked with stage doors at either end, and a stage curtain painted by scenic artist Nelson Wood installed. The stage doors and adjacent panel became artefacts of the history of performance at the institute, with the earliest inscription being some initials from 1912. As well as a range of community and performance events the hall was often used as a fundraising venue for a range of clubs and associations including the Limbless Soldiers Association; the Woodlands Tennis Club; a win-the war rally; Returned Soldiers Club; the Red Cross; the Rifle Club; and the Brighton Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institute.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-34.02354703068 \| 138.56114149434
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1949 Aileen O Barnes Pianiste, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1948 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 Val Bryksy and the Penwortham Merry Makers, 1940 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1936 Cyril Talbot Ventriloquist , 1935 Snapshot Follies Revue, 20 February 1934 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, November 1933 Bryant's Bellringers, August 1932 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, July 1931 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, September 1929 Strawberry Fete and King of Sports, 1926 The Wakefield Flashes, 20 August 1924 Tom Capelli and Spencer's Pictures, 1924 Bryant's Bellringers, 1924 Lecture on the "Striking Phase" of the War, March 1916 Union Meeting, 1911
	Hoyleton Institute Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Aileen O Barnes Pianiste, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1948 Val Bryksy and the Penwortham Merry Makers, 1940 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1936 Cyril Talbot Ventriloquist , 1935 Snapshot Follies Revue, 20 February 1934 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, November 1933 Bryant's Bellringers, August 1932 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, July 1931 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, September 1929 Strawberry Fete and King of Sports, 1926 The Wakefield Flashes, 20 August 1924 Bryant's Bellringers, 1924 Tom Capelli and Spencer's Pictures, 1924 Lecture on the "Striking Phase" of the War, March 1916 Union Meeting, 1911 Harold Raymond and his Merrymakers Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1949 Aileen O Barnes Pianiste, 1949 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1948 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1936 Cyril Talbot Ventriloquist , 1935 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, November 1933 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, July 1931 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, September 1929 Bryant's Bellringers Bryant's Bellringers, August 1932 Bryant's Bellringers, 1924 Penwortham Merry Makers Val Bryksy and the Penwortham Merry Makers, 1940 Snapshot Follies Revue Company Snapshot Follies Revue, 20 February 1934 Spencer's Pictures Limited Tom Capelli and Spencer's Pictures, 1924 The Wakefield Flashes The Wakefield Flashes, 20 August 1924
	Harold Raymond - Musician: Violinist, Producer Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Aileen O Barnes Pianiste, 1949 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1948 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, 1936 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, November 1933 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, July 1931 Harold Raymond with Maureen the "talking" violin, September 1929 Des Bayly - Acrobat Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 J Bryant - Director, Tour Manager Bryant's Bellringers, August 1932 Bryant's Bellringers, 1924 Ross Davies - Acrobat Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1949 Bayly and Ross Acrobats, 1948 Aileen O Barnes - Musician: Pianist Aileen O Barnes Pianiste, 1949 Val Bryksy - Director, Performer Val Bryksy and the Penwortham Merry Makers, 1940 Tom Capelli - Musician: Pianist Tom Capelli and Spencer's Pictures, 1924 Robert Hogarth - Speaker Union Meeting, 1911 AW Robinson - Speaker Union Meeting, 1911 Cyril Talbot - Ventriloquist Cyril Talbot Ventriloquist , 1935 AO Thomas - Lecturer Lecture on the "Striking Phase" of the War, March 1916
Resources	Article: John A Hayward, The Hoyleton Institute Stage Door Inscriptions and the Ghosts of Forgotten Travelling Performers, Journal of Australian Studies, Taylor & Francis Online, 47, 3, 28 April 2023, 566-589
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	29569

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