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n 22 April 2018, an enthusiastic group of The former upstairs section is now Cinema 1 PS: Maryborough features many fine
OCATHS members visited the recently with 170 seats. The seating was previously part nineteenth century buildings, including a
renovated Paramount Theatre in of Hoyts Watergardens Cinema at Taylors superb 1890s railway station of which Mark
Maryborough Victoria. Maryborough is one of Lakes. Downstairs is the new 93 seat Cinema Twain observed “You can put the whole
the fine old goldfields towns of Victoria, 2 with brand new seats. The screen of Cinema population of Maryborough into it with a sofa
situated approximately 168 kilometres north- 2 is slightly taller than that of Cinema 1. a piece and have room for more.”
west of Melbourne.
There is plenty of area for future additional
The Paramount reopened on 14 December screens within a currently vacant section in
2017 with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, following front of the original proscenium. The area is Report:
three months of extensive refurbishments, currently off limits to the public. Cameron Hall
utilising Maryborough based architects: Brian
and Nigel Douglas and builders: the CATHS extends our appreciation to proprietor Images:
Maffescioni firm. The Paramount originally Helen White and Manager Blake Cameron who Richard Twentyman
opened in 1926 and has had a number of owners were most generous with their time and even Mike Trickett
from that time. It has been virtually unused for treated us to a pleasant luncheon following the
the past ten years. inspection of the Cinema.
Paramount Cinema 1 The candy bar, note: film reel motif on counter Paramount Cinema 2

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