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2011

Cine Collectables’

Fair

or film and equipment enthusiasts within our membership, the last
F Sunday in July is a much-awaited date within the CATHS calendar.

This year’s event, now called the The highlight of the auction was
CATHS Cine Collectables’ Fair the spirited bidding for a Super-8
proved to be a great success. film print of Singing in the Rain.
The hammer went down on a
Since opening the Fair to non- final bid of $330.00 for this
members a few years ago, there musical gem.
was a small increase in numbers,
but with the promotion provided by As usual, at the conclusion of the
Kevin Adams on his “Cinemas and Fair, many members and friends
Theatres of Australia” Facebook enjoyed a relaxed lunch and
page and on our own web site, conversation nearby.
attendances and in particular, buyers
have been steadily increasing. Report by Mike Trickett.

Just about all sellers reported good
trading, with the interest in films
in particular quite high. Quite a
few films changed hands from the
various sales tables.

The CATHS sales officers, Jim and
Maureen Barrand were on hand with
a large range of books and DVD’s
and reported good sales for the day.

The quality of the offerings in the
auction was very high, with some
very nice projectors and accessories
on offer as a result of a vendor
clearing out due to moving house.

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