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Rowena Milgrove.
On closure of Wollongong’s Crown, Savoy and
Civic theatres in the mid-1960s, the Regent
remained as the sole cinema in town
until Greater Union opened its three-screen
Town Cinemas complex in 1976 on the corner
of Burelli and Church Streets.
Herbert’s daughter, Rowena Milgrove, managed ^ƚĂůůƐ ǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ŝŶĞŵĂ^ĐŽƉĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ͘ Stalls.
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tight schedule of multiple programming for this Dual-gauged 35/70mm equipment.
single screen venue.
Following her death on 11 January 2004 the
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running the cinema which many locals thought
had been running at a loss but propped up
by Mrs Milgrove’s resources, unquenchable
enthusiasm and drive.
Craig Parkinson
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room.
Amps and light dimmers. ^ůŝĚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽƌ͘
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