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Letters                            For example:
                                                                               •  The opening of the Mitcham 7
                                                                                  cinemas on 7 June.
                                                                               •
                                                                                  Sale of the Academy Cinemas,
                       Australia                                                  Hindmarsh and their closure on
                  ABN 37 195 378 179                                              8 August.
                    Reg A0020747R
                                            The State, North Hobart            Roy Denison
                                               I worked at the State North Hobart  Country cinemas identity Roy
           The aims of CATHS are: to record the  (CinemaRecord 55) for a short time as  Denison, known as the Picture Show
           history of cinemas and theatres, and to  a relief projectionist in the late 1980s.  Man, has died aged 81. Mr. Denison
           promote interest in theatre heritage and  The two Bauer 16mm Selecton  bought the Ozone at Victor Harbour
           architecture, and other related areas.
                                            projectors mentioned were from the  from Hoyts in 1970 and ran it until
                       Patrons:             State Library of Tasmania.
           Frank Van Straten OAM Peter Smith OAM                               1995.
           Philip Brady                        Upgrades to the projection room not  He owned drive-ins at the Port
                                            mentioned in the article include a  Elliott and Murray Bridge, running the
                     Committee:
                                            SPECO platter and digital projection.  latter from 1990 to 1998.
           President: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870
                                            Cinema Two has been open for a while
           Vice President: Peter Wolfenden 9744 2570                           Another Closing
                                            and I believe there will be a third
           Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986                                     BCC closed the Toombul Cinemas
                                            screen. All have, or will have digital
           Treasurer: Barrie Wraith 9435 9785                                  complex at the Sandgate Road
                                            projection.
                         ★                                                     Shopping Centre on Saturday 30 June.
                                            Stephen Jones, Hobart
           Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870                                  The centre is to be redeveloped.
           Central Victoria Co-ordinator:                                      Regional Notes
           Fred Page 5444 0428  (Bendigo)   •
           Gippsland Co-ordinator:          •• NEWSREEL                    •      From the S.A. Riverland John
                                             •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • • •
           Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870  (Traralgon)                            ••  Fitzsimons reported:
           Events Co-ordinator:             •                              •      Barmera: Former Bonney theatre. A
           Brian Miller 9557 7446           ••  CINEMA, THEATRE &          ••
           Film Buffs Group:                •                              •   rather spartan late 30s art-deco interior is
           Mike Trickett 5278 1986          ••  SHOWBUSINESS NEWS •            well maintained. Only the foyer of the
           Publications Sales:               • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• •  original gallery remains. Library staff
           Garry Saunders 9812 7227                                            are prepared to open it for visitors.
           Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly  Watch For This One
           PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204          To celebrate the 60th anniversary of  Berri: the former Rivoli is now a
           Please notify Membership Secretary  the Cannes Film Festival, 35 directors  performing-arts centre. The original
           immediately of change of address  were each given free reign to produce a  facade has gone, replaced by the
           CATHS website:                                                      Barmera-Berri Council offices.
           www.caths.org.au                 three-minute film on the topic ‘the   Eudunda hall still has the bio-ports
           Postal address:                  movie theatre’. The compilation, To
           PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204.      Each His Own was screened at the   and well kept stage curtains.
                         ★                  Festival.                          VICTORIA
           Membership                       SOUTH AUSTRALIA                    Drive-ins Classified
           Annual membership subscription is $40,  Openings and Closings          The decision by the National Trust
           (overseas subscribers $50) and                                      (Vic.) to classify the Coburg and
           members receive four copies of                                      Dromana drive-ins gives them a status
           CinemaRecord, notification of events,                               alongside the grandest of old buildings.
           and copies of the agenda and minutes                                   The Age writer Daniel Burt
           of all meetings. There is no joining fee.                           suggested that the people at the Trust
           Meetings
                                                                               must have ‘got a choc-top rush’ when
           Meetings are held on the last Sunday of                             they did it. According to Burt, ‘Talk to
           February, April, June, August, October &
                                                                               people about the drive-in heyday and
           November.                                                           their eyes get foggier than the
           Archive
                                                                               windscreen of the now deceased FJ
           The Archive is located in the Prahran
           Mechanics’ Institute, 140 High Street                               Holden’.
           Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will                                Metro Changes Hands
           be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm                                     The Metro nightclub, formerly
                                               Managing Director of Wallis
           on the Saturday before each meeting  Theatres Bob Wallis passed away on  Palace Theatre, later Metro Bourke
           (see above), and at other times by
                                            Friday 22 June after a long illness.  Street (amongst other names) is now the
           appointment with the archivist.  Almost 400 people attended a memorial  property of developer Jerry Pilarinos.
           Publications
                                            service at the North Adelaide Picadilly  Mr. Pilarinos says that he intends to
           Back issues of CinemaRecord, other                                  maintain the Metro as a club venue. A
           publications, CDs and videos are  cinema, Mr. Wallis’s favourite.
                                               Daughter Michelle, now managing  heritage overlay protects the facade, but
           available at meetings. Items are also
           available by mail. Please contact Garry  director of the company, is steering the  the rest of the building does not have
           Saunders on 9812 7227 for details.  business through busy times.    Heritage Victoria or National Trust
                                                                               (Vic.) classification.

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