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The Sherwood Theatre opened in September 1921 as an open-air movie theatre. It was also used for church services after the nearby St Matthew’s Church was destroyed by fire that same month. The theatre was originally known as Cooks Pictures and was owned by Boer War veteran and Queensland cricket representative ‘Barney’ Cook. It had various other names over the years, including the Prince of Wales, the Sherwood Theatre, Sherwood Picture Pavilion, and the Netherland Club.
Citations
Daily Mail, 1 August 1920; Brisbane Courier, 26 April 1932; Telegraph, 16 March 1944.
Image Citations
Cooks Pictures at Sherwood, Queensland, ca. 1925. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Record number: 447553.
Map References
QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 20 chains to the inch. Brisbane and suburbs street and road map showing railway lines and tramway routes, with radial lines at one mile intervals from the GPO. 20 chains to the inch.. 634570