1965
Royal South Street purchases Her Majesty’s Theatre at a cost of 32,500 pounds through the support of Ballarat businessmen and the State Government. Renamed The Memorial Theatre, it becomes the home…
Read More1968
Major top to bottom alterations are undertaken to the theatre including a new front curtain, stage lighting, drapes, heating, carpets, parapets and roof.
Read More1985
Roger Lemke continues to impress the judges and wins the Sun Aria. “The Sun Aria was the most prestigious competition of all, the one I really wanted to win”. The Memorial…
Read More1987
The Memorial Theatre is gifted to the City of Ballarat as a condition of obtaining State government funds for a $6.5 million restoration program and is placed on the Historic…
Read More1988
New Parliament House opens in Canberra as part of the Bicentenary celebrations and the Sun News Pictorial increases first place prize money for the Most Graceful Calisthenics Girl to $1000…
Read More1990
The competitions return to the beautifully renovated Her Majesty’s and an open day is held with more than 1000 people turning out to inspect the resplendent interiors. TV auditions for…
Read More2015
Girton Grammar’s Junior School Performance Choir wins the 2015 Royal South Street Eisteddfod. “This year their performance has been lauded by internationally acclaimed opera star, Suzanne Johnston, and Douglas Heywood,…
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