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Letters For example:
• The opening of the Mitcham 7
cinemas on 7 June.
•
Sale of the Academy Cinemas,
Australia Hindmarsh and their closure on
ABN 37 195 378 179 8 August.
Reg A0020747R
The State, North Hobart Roy Denison
I worked at the State North Hobart Country cinemas identity Roy
The aims of CATHS are: to record the (CinemaRecord 55) for a short time as Denison, known as the Picture Show
history of cinemas and theatres, and to a relief projectionist in the late 1980s. Man, has died aged 81. Mr. Denison
promote interest in theatre heritage and The two Bauer 16mm Selecton bought the Ozone at Victor Harbour
architecture, and other related areas.
projectors mentioned were from the from Hoyts in 1970 and ran it until
Patrons: State Library of Tasmania.
Frank Van Straten OAM Peter Smith OAM 1995.
Philip Brady Upgrades to the projection room not He owned drive-ins at the Port
mentioned in the article include a Elliott and Murray Bridge, running the
Committee:
SPECO platter and digital projection. latter from 1990 to 1998.
President: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870
Cinema Two has been open for a while
Vice President: Peter Wolfenden 9744 2570 Another Closing
and I believe there will be a third
Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986 BCC closed the Toombul Cinemas
screen. All have, or will have digital
Treasurer: Barrie Wraith 9435 9785 complex at the Sandgate Road
projection.
★ Shopping Centre on Saturday 30 June.
Stephen Jones, Hobart
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 The centre is to be redeveloped.
Central Victoria Co-ordinator: Regional Notes
Fred Page 5444 0428 (Bendigo) •
Gippsland Co-ordinator: •• NEWSREEL • From the S.A. Riverland John
•• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • • •
Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 (Traralgon) •• Fitzsimons reported:
Events Co-ordinator: • • Barmera: Former Bonney theatre. A
Brian Miller 9557 7446 •• CINEMA, THEATRE & ••
Film Buffs Group: • • rather spartan late 30s art-deco interior is
Mike Trickett 5278 1986 •• SHOWBUSINESS NEWS • well maintained. Only the foyer of the
Publications Sales: • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • original gallery remains. Library staff
Garry Saunders 9812 7227 are prepared to open it for visitors.
Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly Watch For This One
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204 To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Berri: the former Rivoli is now a
Please notify Membership Secretary the Cannes Film Festival, 35 directors performing-arts centre. The original
immediately of change of address were each given free reign to produce a facade has gone, replaced by the
CATHS website: Barmera-Berri Council offices.
www.caths.org.au three-minute film on the topic ‘the Eudunda hall still has the bio-ports
Postal address: movie theatre’. The compilation, To
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204. Each His Own was screened at the and well kept stage curtains.
★ Festival. VICTORIA
Membership SOUTH AUSTRALIA Drive-ins Classified
Annual membership subscription is $40, Openings and Closings The decision by the National Trust
(overseas subscribers $50) and (Vic.) to classify the Coburg and
members receive four copies of Dromana drive-ins gives them a status
CinemaRecord, notification of events, alongside the grandest of old buildings.
and copies of the agenda and minutes The Age writer Daniel Burt
of all meetings. There is no joining fee. suggested that the people at the Trust
Meetings
must have ‘got a choc-top rush’ when
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of they did it. According to Burt, ‘Talk to
February, April, June, August, October &
people about the drive-in heyday and
November. their eyes get foggier than the
Archive
windscreen of the now deceased FJ
The Archive is located in the Prahran
Mechanics’ Institute, 140 High Street Holden’.
Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will Metro Changes Hands
be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm The Metro nightclub, formerly
Managing Director of Wallis
on the Saturday before each meeting Theatres Bob Wallis passed away on Palace Theatre, later Metro Bourke
(see above), and at other times by
Friday 22 June after a long illness. Street (amongst other names) is now the
appointment with the archivist. Almost 400 people attended a memorial property of developer Jerry Pilarinos.
Publications
service at the North Adelaide Picadilly Mr. Pilarinos says that he intends to
Back issues of CinemaRecord, other maintain the Metro as a club venue. A
publications, CDs and videos are cinema, Mr. Wallis’s favourite.
Daughter Michelle, now managing heritage overlay protects the facade, but
available at meetings. Items are also
available by mail. Please contact Garry director of the company, is steering the the rest of the building does not have
Saunders on 9812 7227 for details. business through busy times. Heritage Victoria or National Trust
(Vic.) classification.

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