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In the suburbs there is the Junk
Yard Cinema in Fitzroy and the
always popular outdoor section of the
Cameo Belgrave.
Sun Shines
Michael Smith’s Sun Yarraville,
opened two new screens in time for the
Christmas holidays trade.
The Davis (named in honour of
former projectionist Brian Davis) seats
100 and La Scala seats 50 on custom
made leather couches.
Each of the six cinemas has screen
curtains.
St Kilda Memorial Cleared For
Revamp.

History prizewinner Niall Maurico.

The 93-year old heritage listed New Members
A court decision has cleared the
cinema, which opened in 1914 as the November 06 -February 2007
way for construction of new units on
Picture Palace, has expanded into an CATHS welcomes: Harold Aspinall,
the car park of the Soldier’s and
alleyway to create a larger dining/café Neville Gaynor, Michael Gillies,
Sailors’ Memorial Hall in Acland
area in the lobby. Barry Hall, Carole Jean, Barry Pinder,
Street. This project will finance
Upstairs, former office space has Colleen Ross and Jason Webster.
refurbishment of the main building
become a 30-seat cinema - the Business
including the theatre, which operated as Obituary:
Class.
the Memorial cinema until 1957. Alexander Sharp, Cinema Tyro
The history of the building intrigued
Adelaide: 16-year old Niall Maurico who wrote it Alexander Sharp was born in 1924
Big Screen To Not So Big up as an entry for the National History in Pittsburgh, USA. He migrated to
Palace Cinemas is to take over the Challenge 2006. Australia and later served in the RAAF
former IMAX cinema on Rundle Street for four years.
Niall was awarded the Premier’s
East. It will show primarily art-house, He married Jean Silman and worked
Medal for his story.
foreign and independent films in line with her brother Dick in the family
with standard Palace policy. New Screen in Hobart hosiery mill in Brunswick.
Mr. Ben Anderson -ex Village - has
Palace already has seven screens in In the early 1960s the mill burnt
started a dinner/film show in Liverpool
Adelaide - four at the Palace, which down and there was a long wait for
Street. The equipment is a 35mm
shares a common entrance-way with new equipment to be delivered from
Bauer plant brought from the mainland.
the former Imax, and three at the Nova the UK. This would have put them out
on the other side of Rundle Street. “We A Member In The News of business, so they looked for a new
need them all,” said Mr. Tony Zeccola, On Australia Day 2007 John Leckey enterprise.
the head of Palace Cinemas. was honoured with an Order of After learning that the Sunset
Metro Going, Going… Australia medal (OAM) for services to Drive-in Maribyrnong was to be
the community. offered for sale, Alex and Dick made an
Protective barricades signalling
demolition is imminent have encircled Much of John’s outreach has been offer to the owners (headed by bookie
the former Metro Adelaide, once with Moe Rotary Club. Jack Corry and including John and
another landmark of Rundle Street. He is currently renovating the James Pascoe and Mick Bramley). The
former Village Twin in Morwell. offer was accepted.
Tasmania: Alex and Dick worked hard and
Youth Sees Promise in Age Reporting by: loved the picture business. They looked
The State Cinema at North Hobart William Gray (N.S.W.), Gerry to expand and purchased land in
has a new look, a second screen and a Kennedy (Vic.), Ray Peck (Tas.) and Newlands Road Coburg.
23-year old manager, Melanie Breen, Colin Flint (S.A.).
Here they constructed a large
who holds a degree in photography.
modern drive-in in 1965. It too joined
the group now known as the Big Six
drive-ins.

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