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Issue 88
Edition 4 – 2015
ISSN 1443-3664
The Quarterly Journal of the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia Inc.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Cinema and Theatre Historical
Society of Australia Inc. This edition of CinemaRecord closes the curtains on another year of
ABN 56 004 920 745 CAV No. A0020747R our magazine, and brings with it thoughts of future directions for CR.
I mentioned once before that I am keen to see some of the wonderful
PO Box 476 Bentleigh, Vic. 3204 material that we hold in our archive reproduced in our magazine.
Email: caths@caths.org.au Since the change to the current magazine team, we have been doing
Web: www.caths.org.au just that, using archive material (where possible) for both the
illustration of articles and also on the inside of the front and back
covers.
Produced and Edited by:
Mike Trickett, Dick Twentyman, Gerry Kennedy. Rather than randomly reproduce material, we have taken a “theme
approach” to reproducing some of the material.
Printed by:
Mill Press Geelong Pages 2 and 39 of this and the last couple of editions have been
presented that way. Continuing that approach, this time we present a
selection of cinema Christmas greetings culled from publications of
Magazine & general distribution:
Harvey & Pam Hutchison the past. We hope you enjoy them.
The magazine team is always looking for ideas to keep CR fresh. If you have any suggestions, don’t hesitate
Membership & back issue enquiries to contact one of the team.
Jim & Maureen Barrand 0418 520 315
On behalf of the magazine team - a happy Christmas and a healthy New Year
Patrons: Mike Trickett
Peter Smith OAM Frank Van Straten OAM
CONTENTS
Committee:
President: Gerry Kennedy 0432 434 169
Vice President: Dick Twentyman 0418 526 082 Bega’s Cinema Stories 6
Secretary: Mike Trickett 0419 117 900 The Theatres of Lismore (Part 2) 11
Treasurer: Rod Bendix 03 9563 2927 Who Would Want to Work at the Pictures? 14
Committee: Royce Harris 03 9589 3448
Shane Moore 0407 520 320 The Regent Theatre, Ballarat 18
VistaVision - The Story Behind the System 25
The Jack Scott Northern Victoria Circuit 28
Research Group Convener: The Rivoli Celebrates 75 Years 32
Ian Smith 03 5443 0692
My Love Affair With the Golden Days of Melbourne Movies 34
Queensland Coordinator & Publicity Officer: Recollections of Harry Davidson 36
Steve Maggs 0413 805 320 The Palace Theatre, Cairns - A Postscript 38
Remember When … 38
Archive: Cinema Funnies From the Past 39
Located at the Prahran Mechanics Institute
39 St. Edmonds Road, Prahran, Vic. 3181.
Archive enquiries:
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 0432 434 169 Cover Picture:
Royce Harris 03 9589 3448 The Regent Cinemas, Ballarat, Victoria.
Feature article in this edition.
CinemaRecord contributions: More images on back cover.
CinemaRecord, PO Box 476 Bentleigh, Vic 3204 Image: Mike Trickett
Email: cinemarecord@caths.org.au

Back issues:
CATHS and this publication aim to document and create an archive of the history
A full index of back issues is available on CATHS of Australian cinemas and theatres. Contributions and suggestions to that end, are most welcome.
web site at www.caths.org.au/crec/crec.htm
If you are planning to write an article for the magazine, the Editorial Team would be pleased to hear from you. Assistance
Meetings: with additional information, contacts, photos etc. may be available from the CATHS archive.
Held at the Sun Theatre Yarraville Vic. CinemaRecord articles and images are copyright, and are not to be reproduced without the permission of CATHS or
Last Sunday of Feb, Apr, June*, Aug, Oct, Nov. the author. Every effort is made to trace the copyright of all published material. In the event of any questions arising
from the use of any material, we will be happy to make the necessary corrections in a future edition.
*check CATHS web site - can vary.
Opinions expressed are those of the contributors and, unless expressly stated so, are not necessarily those of CATHS.

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