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But it wasn’t just about the movies. There was and the company sought an amendment to
a Kiddyland playground for kids, Shetland pony Council by-laws for Sunday night screening
rides, slippery dips, a free baby bottle warming around 1 July 1966.
service, and a dining experience where movie
goers could have a snack or a full meal. The They were seeking this amendment not only for
Skyway encouraged people to come early and the Skyway Drive-In, but also for the two other
dine before the movie. Bundaberg theatres they owned - the Olympia
Theatre (now the Moncrieff Entertainment
1966-1985: Birch, Carroll & Coyle Centre), and the Wintergarden Theatre (now
Blockbuster Video & gym).
Birch, Carroll & Coyle, the well-known movie
theatre partnership, purchased the drive-in
sometime in the mid-1960s, possibly in 1966,

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