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inemaRecord #79 was again an issue of
Coutstanding merit!

The photographs gave a wonderful view of
all these structures: the Theatre Delta in Ayr
(QLD) which certainly had a great and long y late husband, Gordon McInnes passed
th
history - and again in Orange (NSW) and Maway on August 17 2013 after a long
Geelong (VIC). battle with cancer.
I can recall that he started working at the age of
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loss of the Russell Cinemas, and to know that (Qld). This gave him the introduction for his
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It was nice to see that the theatre organists For ten years he also worked at Universal
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forgotten – what a great attraction they were. over Queensland.

I am sending you some programmes that were He then became a projectionist working at
handed out to patrons of Loew’s Theatres in several theatres all over Brisbane, the last being
the USA. One can see that they are similar to the Dawn Theatre at Chermside.
those that MGM
city theatre in the He loved his movies – especially the old John
various states of Wayne ones.
Australia, handed Regards,
out to patrons. Dawn McInnes.
One good idea Bongaree (QLD).
serves another!
n response to the wonderful article covering
Thank you for Ithe history of the theatres in Geelong
all the work on (Vic) in CinemaRecord#79, the following old
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issue.
William Gray.
Parramatta Regards,
North. NSW Jeff Wilson
.

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