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HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOUTH AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND:
ESTABLISHED 1989 GOODWOOD: A week-long BRISBANE: The current lessee of the
celebration from October 4-9 will be Tribal Cinemas in George Street are
Australia held to celebrate the 70 birthday of moving on to follow other interests and
th
ABN 37 195 378 179 the Capri Theatre. The cinema opened will exit the premises at the end of their
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as the New Star on October 8 in 1941, lease in November.
The aims of CATHS are: to record the becoming the New Curzon in 1964 and
history of cinemas and theatres, and to was purchased by the Theatre Organ Best known as the former Lyceum (then
promote interest in theatre heritage and Society of Australia (SA) in 1978. The George and Dendy) it is hoped that a
architecture, and other related areas.
Patrons: Society still operates the single-screen new operator may take on operation of
Frank Van Straten OAM venue, but has recently announced that the venue.
Peter Smith OAM it needs to raise an estimated $1-million
Committee: for upgrades and crucial building ROMA: The modern Cinema Roma
President: Gerry Kennedy 0432 434 169 maintenance in order to stay open. is for sale. The single-screen cinema
Vice President: Ross King 9370 9479
Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986 seats 171 patrons on a tiered floor, and
Treasurer: Rodney Bendix 9563 2927 MARION: Despite opposition from also features a candy bar, fully-licensed
Editor/Committee: Kevin Adams the public and even the local Mayor, coffee-shop and a leased upstairs room.
0409 946 066 Greater Union’s Event Cinemas have
Committee: Shane Moore been granted an extension to its liquor
+ licence. Once limited to the “Gold-
Qld. Convenor: Class” auditorium the new licence now
Steve Maggs 0413 805 320 allows cinema-goers to take a beer or
+
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 0432 434 169 wine (but no other alcoholic drinks) into
Events Co-ordinator: any movie up to half an hour after it has
Les Auld 9689 2765 started. It is unknown how the half-hour
Publications Sales: restriction will be policed.
James Barrand 0418 520 315
Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly NORWOOD: Hoyts Norwood
PO Box 476 Bentleigh Vic. 3204
CinemaRecord Editor: Cinemas completed their change-over
Kevin Adams to fully digital projection in September. NEW FARM: The Caylamax
cinemarecord@hotmail.com Demolition Company have completed
CATHS website: WESTERN AUSTRALIA: partial demolition of the heritage listed
www.caths.org.au PERTH: The State Government has Village Twin Cinemas.
Postal address:
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204. completed significant restoration and
+ upgrade work on the heritage-listed Built as the single screen Astor, the long-
Membership His Majesty’s Theatre. $2million closed twin was about to be reborn until
Annual membership subscription is $45, dollars was spent on the historic (1904) major structural problems were found in
(overseas subscribers $50) and members Edwardian-era building, including an the roof and walls due to overloading.
receive four copies of CinemaRecord, extensive restoration of the intricate Unfortunately, the instability of the
notification of events, and copies of the façade and rebuilding of several of its main auditorium structure necessitated
agenda and minutes of all meetings.
There is no joining fee. external “Juliette” balconies. its removal.
Meetings
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of
February, April, June, August,
October & November.
Archive
The Archive is located in the Prahran
Mechanics’ Institute, 140 High Street
Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will
be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm
on the Saturday before each meeting
(see above), and at other times by
appointment with the archivist.
Publications
Back issues of CinemaRecord, other
publications, CDs and videos are
available at meetings. Items are also
available by mail. Please contact James
Barrand on 0418 520 315 for details.

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