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It can be seen that plenty of time is allowed for the Tivoli to receive the film from the Civic as the first reel of"Wally's
              Kingdom" should be off at the Civic at 9.37 (i.e. 10 minutes after starting time).  Allowing travel time of 10 minutes
              between the theatres,  a further  ll minutes  is available for film checking, rewinding, threadir}g etc.

              It was emphasised that the manager of the first theatre- the Empire, Rosanna- had to ensure that both runners arrived on
              time, at least  I 0 minutes before they were needed, and that each had clear instructions as to which reels/spools they had
              to switch, and from where, and to.

              rf a  runner did  not appear as  instructed,  projectionists  had  to  report same to  the  manager  who  then  had  to  make
              altemative arrangements, the cost of which had to be born by the absent runner.


              Should  No.  2  theatre (Civic,  Macleod) experience late running, No. 3  (Tivoli, Watsonia) must be advised as early as
              possible so the programming adjustments can be made to accommodate the changed circumstances.

              Perhaps readers fami[iar with "accommodating changed circumstances" could  tell  their tales.

              Today film switching is not used and films are now dispatched either in metal cans or more likely in city and suburban
              areas in cardboard boxes.  In some case films made up onto foot platters are moved in vans and are ready to be threaded
              to  the projectors on arrival at the theatres.














































                                               Reel Runners of Early Melbourne

                                                             or

                                                 "A Cinematic Flying Squad"

                                            Photo:  The Australasian Cinema  1518/ /980







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