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YARRAWONGA - Lakeside Drive-In
Another of the Jack Scott chain. Building was started in 1960, but unfortunately Jack died before the drive-in
opened in 1961. Originally registered to hold 1030 cars it had two ramps of speakers removed in 1969.
Closed in 1985 it re-opened in the summer of 1994 for summer trading.
Equipment: The projection room is equipped with two Super Standard projectors on R.C.A. sound heads
and pedestals; the arcs are unknown.

COROWA (N.S.W.) -Memorial Hall
This hall is currently located behind shops and is accessed via an arcade. The original part of the building
was built in 1914. It is likely that ear1y film screenings took place in that location. Occasional screenings
take place in the hall now.

COROWA - Rex Theatre
This theatre was built in the 1930's and features extensive use of art deco themes applied to the walls and
ceilings of the auditorium. The theatre was of a stadium design with the entrance foyer, general facilities
and entrance to the auditorium located on the left of the building. A shop was located at the front of the
building and occupied the space under the theatre. With the introduction of cinemascope the screen (and
curtains) were installed forward of the stage proscenium. Both the old and new screen locations can be
clear1y seen. The exterior and interior painting of the building is in first class condition. A scene from Ben
Hur has been painted on the rear stage wall. A large neon sign mounted on the parapet of the building can
be seen for a wide distance. The building is occupied by the Northern Warehouse retail group.

RUTHERGLEN - Memorial Hall
This substantial solid brick hall was built in 1926/27 and contains an attractive proscenium and burgandy
curtains. An upstairs gallery is incorporated and features an unusual open section to the side loading
access stairs from the ground floor foyer. A curtain has been fitted to block light from the L shaped stair
well. The bio box at the rear of the circle has a bow shaped window to the street and is still equipped to
screen films. The seating capacity is 498. When regular movies were screened the hall was known as the
"Glen" theatre.
Equipment: The projectors appear to be C.P.7 Raycophone with unknown arcs.

ALBURY - Cinema Centre/Regent
The Cinema Centre includes Cinema 1, the former two level Regent Theatre and Cinema 2 built above a
shop on the right hand side of the Regent building. This magnificent building, was opened in January, 1927,
and is a dominant feature of the Dean St. landscape. The theatre has a National Trust classification.

The Cinema Centre is entered through modem beige coloured, powder coated doors ( all the shop fronts
have been refurbished in a similar treatment). The downstairs crush space is small and is dominated by the
central staircase which splits into left and right hand stairs at the first landing. A new ticket office has been
built on the first landing (the oringinal box was underneath the staircase on the ground floor). The circle is
accessed by left and right hand stairs from the small foyer. A candy bar is built on the left hand wall of the
foyer and access to Cinema 2 is from the right hand end.

Cinema 1. (Regent)
The original auditorium is largely untouched and is highly decorated in a variety of styles i.e. Edwardian,
Adam and Art Deco. The wall are heavily adorned with friezes, plaques (Grecian figures), Cameos and
panels. The light fittings are art deco.

The front stage curtain can be raised as well as side opened. The approximate dimensions of the stage are
58ft wide and 38ft deep. The proscenium is 36ft wide. A large flytower, wings and dressing rooms are
included in the building.

A large roof garden complete with fountains, pedestal lights and a waterfall are accessed from the upstairs
foyer. The tall, imitation rock water fall masks the side wall of a large evaporative water cooling plant.
Unfor1unately the roof garden is no longer available for public use.
The stalls area is not used for cinema sessions partly because the condition of the seating does not match
that of the upstairs seats. The whole auditorium is used when the venue is hired for rock concerts etc.

Heating is provided by an oil furnace and cooling is evaporative. The Regent seats a total of 1196 (stalls
756, circle 540).
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