Marble tablets to the memory of Carl & Cliff Belling in vestibule Balaklava Institute, South Australia
Built of brick, the front elevation, of an attractive classic design employing the Corinthian order, finished in white cement and blended sand. Steel framed windows employed throughout, and the roof constructed of welded steel. Not only is this class of roof almost as cheap as Oregon timber for large spans, but it has the advantage of being fireproof. The steel is also made in Australia, whereas Oregon has to be imported.
The new building will contain a hall 78 ft by 45 ft with a stage 24 ft by 45 ft. The front entrance vestibule, which will be 12 ft square, will be flanked by cloak rooms for men and women respectively. A special dancing floor of polished jarrah will be provided in the hall. The front portion of the building will be of two storeys, the first floor containing two lodge rooms and a biograph box, 12 ft by 9 ft. It is estimated that the hall will provide seating accommodation for about 600 people. The back portion of the present hall will be converted into a supper room 50 ft long by 28 ft wide having access both to the new hall and to the existing kitchen accommodation. The front portion, which will be 33 ft by 28 ft, will be used as a library, the present library room, which occupies part of the site on which the new hall will be built, being demolished. In the space occupied by the stage in the present hall dressing rooms having access to the stage in the new hall will be built. The architect in charge of the work is Mr. E. Carodoc Ashton [of Carodoc Ashton & Fisher].
Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 7-7-1934
Crowds See Opening of New Institute - Record Concert Attendance
Over 500 people watched Saturday's procession as it marched from the showgrounds to the new institute hall, which was officially opened by Sir William Sowden later in the afternoon.
Introduced by Mr Earl P Simons (president of the Institute Committee), Sir William paid many tributes to the dignity and beauty of the new hall, which, he thought, surpassed any other country hall. He then declared the structure open, amid applause.
Mr A W Robinson, M.P., then unveiled a [marble] tablet (in the vestibule) erected to the memory of the late Mr Carl Belling, whose generous donations to the Institute have proved invaluable.
Afternoon tea in the old hall was well patronised, £6/4/3 being netted. Supper at night realised £3/2/9. Here Balaklava women showed their true worth, to their great and lasting credit.
Over 600 people saw the concert given by a talented company of Adelaide artists, headed by Fred Murray and Miriam Lester, in the evening, when it was found that all who wished to attend could not be accommodated.
Biggest Ball - Wonderful Women Workers
Setting new records for attendance and success, the first ball in the new institute hall, held on Tuesday night last, must go down in the town's history as the biggest and best up to this date. Gross receipts amounted to £76/16/6, 439 people paying for admission. Of this amount, about £15 only has to be deducted for expenses.
The dance was a most auspicious opening for the new hall, practically every centre within a 30 mile radius being represented. At 2:30 a m., when Auld Lang Syne brought the event to a close, there were still over two hundred present - eloquent testimony to the success of the evening. Throughout the evening there was no congestion, and on every side were heard references to the beauty and size of the new hall.
Ref: Wooroora Producer (Balaklava) 9-5-1935
*The Institute bears a tribute commemorating the Crimean War.
Marble tablets to the memory of Carl & Cliff Belling in vestibule Balaklava Institute, South Australia
Built of brick, the front elevation, of an attractive classic design employing the Corinthian order, finished in white cement and blended sand. Steel framed windows employed throughout, and the roof constructed of welded steel. Not only is this class of roof almost as cheap as Oregon timber for large spans, but it has the advantage of being fireproof. The steel is also made in Australia, whereas Oregon has to be imported.
The new building will contain a hall 78 ft by 45 ft with a stage 24 ft by 45 ft. The front entrance vestibule, which will be 12 ft square, will be flanked by cloak rooms for men and women respectively. A special dancing floor of polished jarrah will be provided in the hall. The front portion of the building will be of two storeys, the first floor containing two lodge rooms and a biograph box, 12 ft by 9 ft. It is estimated that the hall will provide seating accommodation for about 600 people. The back portion of the present hall will be converted into a supper room 50 ft long by 28 ft wide having access both to the new hall and to the existing kitchen accommodation. The front portion, which will be 33 ft by 28 ft, will be used as a library, the present library room, which occupies part of the site on which the new hall will be built, being demolished. In the space occupied by the stage in the present hall dressing rooms having access to the stage in the new hall will be built. The architect in charge of the work is Mr. E. Carodoc Ashton [of Carodoc Ashton & Fisher].
Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 7-7-1934
Crowds See Opening of New Institute - Record Concert Attendance
Over 500 people watched Saturday's procession as it marched from the showgrounds to the new institute hall, which was officially opened by Sir William Sowden later in the afternoon.
Introduced by Mr Earl P Simons (president of the Institute Committee), Sir William paid many tributes to the dignity and beauty of the new hall, which, he thought, surpassed any other country hall. He then declared the structure open, amid applause.
Mr A W Robinson, M.P., then unveiled a [marble] tablet (in the vestibule) erected to the memory of the late Mr Carl Belling, whose generous donations to the Institute have proved invaluable.
Afternoon tea in the old hall was well patronised, £6/4/3 being netted. Supper at night realised £3/2/9. Here Balaklava women showed their true worth, to their great and lasting credit.
Over 600 people saw the concert given by a talented company of Adelaide artists, headed by Fred Murray and Miriam Lester, in the evening, when it was found that all who wished to attend could not be accommodated.
Biggest Ball - Wonderful Women Workers
Setting new records for attendance and success, the first ball in the new institute hall, held on Tuesday night last, must go down in the town's history as the biggest and best up to this date. Gross receipts amounted to £76/16/6, 439 people paying for admission. Of this amount, about £15 only has to be deducted for expenses.
The dance was a most auspicious opening for the new hall, practically every centre within a 30 mile radius being represented. At 2:30 a m., when Auld Lang Syne brought the event to a close, there were still over two hundred present - eloquent testimony to the success of the evening. Throughout the evening there was no congestion, and on every side were heard references to the beauty and size of the new hall.
Ref: Wooroora Producer (Balaklava) 9-5-1935
*The Institute bears a tribute commemorating the Crimean War.