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irstly, congratulations to you and hankyou for the Spring copy of
your “team” on producing an CinemaRecord received this
Fexcellent magazine. I was Letters Tweek. I look forward to receiving
particularly interested in Ross King’s these publications which remind me of
article on “The Trackless Train”. my early involvement in the cinema
I just thought l would let you know industry.
it was rather ironic that l was working l was fortunate to attend the final
on the same idea! Another surprising week of screening of the Omnimax
event is that l also got some of my Theatre in Townsville. A great
information from Mrs. Barbara Parri experience which brought back
at the Jamestown Museum. Ross memories of Las Vegas.
notes that he got the detail in 1993, Malcolm Page, Hurstbridge.(VIC).
where as l got mine early in November
Ed: Many Thanks –and how about
2001. I was checking out the “movie-
sharing those stories of your “early
theatre” in Jamestown, when the story
involvement” in these pages!
of the “trackless train” came up!
l am very keen to document peoples
I collected various data from the State
“reminiscences” of the industry, and
Archives and wrote an article which is rather good Village Twin, but each
urge all our readers to put “pen to
very similar, except that it is about auditorium was simply divided down
paper”- drop me a line anytime!
Adelaide. Perhaps there is truth in the the middle and then painted black
saying that “great minds think alike”. inside. Locally they are known as "the
In closing, may l wish you and your coffins".
Committee all the very best for the CinemaScope is masked downwards,
New Year. creating a smaller screen. The seats are
Bronte Harrington, Adelaide (SA). old and many are broken. Each cinema
seats only around 130, and cannot cope
Ed: Bronte has indeed written an
with big film audiences. We avoid it like
excellent article focusing on the
the plague and go elsewhere.
Adelaide visit of MGM’s “Trackless
I was just wondering if you had any
Train” which appeared in the latest
"new" information as to the new
issue of Kino Magazine. Above: The Auditorium of Omnimax Theatre,
complex, or if it is the same old news
Townsville, (Qld). Photo: Beryl Adams.
being recycled by Hoyts, ever hopeful
that one day they may get a new CINEMARECORD CORRECTIONS:
complex in Blacktown. I believe at one
Issue#33: “The Melbourne
stage Reading’s were sniffing around,
International Film Festival” – on
but nothing came of that either.
page 18, 2nd column, 2nd paragraph
“Ever Hopeful” , Sydney (NSW). “Mike and Stephanie, a 35mm feature
Ed: Thanks for your letter and by Doc Sternberg” should read: “ a
comments on CinemaRecord. The Hoyts 35mm feature by Ron Maslyn
Above: The Trackless Train at Traralgon (Vic). Williams”.
head office in Sydney was contacted to
Photo: Caths Archives.
get an update on new cinema projects Issue#34: “Treasures In The Bric-a-
that they had planned or were Brac” – on page 22, 2nd column, lst
ery sorry to hear that Martin underway. The gentleman spoken to just paragraph: George Hornby should
Powell is leaving as editor of said that they are building (maybe he read: “George Formby”.
VCinemaRecord. It really has
been a first class publication under his meant “plan” to build') a 12 screen Issue#34: Essendon Regal - a reader
editorship, but then as always, I guess a multiplex to replace the existing 4 has questioned the year of closure
lot depends on what members put into it. screen centre. I got the impression that shown, believing it to be 1958.
In connection to the news on Hoyts it is definite or underway. However, our scribe assures us that the
Blacktown 4, Hoyts have been trying year shown as 1957 is definitely
to get a new 14-plex up for the last correct - can anyone confirm this?
four years. They are stymied by the
endless disagreements going on
between the Council and the shopping
centre developers. As things sit at
THEA TRE
present, construction is not expected to
Rathdowne St, Carlton
start for another 2 years, so the earliest
we can expect the cinemas is 2004/5 -
a long way off. CATHS thanks Melbourne
People in Blacktown have actually IMAX for their generous
Above: The original Cinema One (top) and
written letters of complaint to the local Cinema Two (below) of the Village Twin, support and assistance.
paper about this, as the present Hoyts 4 Blacktown in 1987.
is a horrible thing. It was originally a Photos: Kevin J. Cork.

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