Australia Hall Ruins

Ruins Of Australia Hall

Australia Hall is a former entertainment hall in Pembroke, Malta, which was built by the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society in 1915. The building burnt down in 1998, and only its roofless shell remains today.
Australia Hall was built by the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society as an entertainment venue for wounded soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who were being treated in Malta during World War I. The hall was built in November 1915, and was officially opened on 22 January 1916 by Governor Paul Methuen. The hall could accommodate up to 2000 people, and it was used as a theatre, and also included a library. The building was subsequently used by the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, and it also served as a cinema after 1921.
In 1978, the British military vacated Pembroke, and the hall became property of the Government of Malta. A year later, the building was transferred to the Malta Labour Party in exchange for some property in Marsa.
In 1996, the hall was listed as a Grade 2 National Monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. The building burnt down in December 1998, possibly in an arson attack.The fire destroyed the hall's roof and interior, but its roofless masonry shell is still intact, although it has been vandalized and its walls are covered in graffiti.
While there are talks of restoration nothing has comeout as yet.