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A large projection room (Sm x II m) has been built in front of the original facility, at the back of the old auditorium. This
space extends across the full width of the fonner hall and has been designed to service two cine~nas.

Arcade Entrance To Civic Theatre

Technical Details
An upgraded Cinemeccanica projector, with a Xenon lamp, has been mounted onto a Century pedestal. A platter film
transport system is used and the plant has been automated with a Pennywise Digital sound has been installed. The screen
is 2.8m x 7m and extends the full width of the cinema.

The Civic Cinema operates on a multi movie, multi session policy and screens 4 days per week in off-seasons, and daily in
the holiday seasons. Special screenings are sometimes held on the off nights.
The Current Management
The current exhibitor is Frank Strachan who came from Cowra (NSW) to Goondiwindi in 1958. Frank was a journalist
who worked with the Rural Press in Central N.S.W; he was the editor of their "Land Newspaper". In Goondiwindi Frank
worked on the "Goondiwindi Argus".

Photos: Geny Kennedy Collection
Acknowledgements: Jnterview with Frank Strachan the current l.essor.
References: [I] Film Weekly - Motion Picture Directoty 1945/46, 1955/56, 1962/63, 1968/69
[2] Infonnation supplied by Frank Strachan.

Bound Words Bookshop
283 Hampton Street
Hampton Vic 3188

They have a limited stock of books on Cinema Architech1re
(Quite expensive- for dedicated well-heeled collectors only)