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  • <p>Rare internal picture of the cafeteria counter (now a private home). Special thanks to the owner.</p>
  • <p>This is the only original door remaining in the cafeteria, owner said. Special thanks to the owner for the picture.</p>
  • <p>My sister and I use to play on this slippery dip in 1981-1983.</p>
  • <p>This playground use to be surrounded by a large established rosemary hedge from the 1970’s-1983, now gone.</p>
  • <p>The projector box was separate, but right in front of the cafeteria. The new owner joined the 2 buildings in 1995-1998.</p>
  • <p>The new owner of the site told me the Cloudline Drive Inn in Gladstone South Australia use to be packed in it’s day! People came to the Drive Inn and often stayed overnight. It serviced a large population when you included all the surrounding towns of the mid-north districts of South Australia, such as Jamestown, Pt Pirie, Laura and Crystal Brook. People even came as far as Whyalla, Port Augusta, Hawker and Peterborough South Australia and some even further. There was a real sense of community spirit in those days.</p>
  • <p>Charles Chauvel - Charles Chauvel - Charles Chauvel</p> <p>Charles Chauvel - Courtesy of Wikipedia</p> <p>Charles Edward Chauvel OBE (7 October 1897 – 11 November 1959) was an Australian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel. He is noted for making the films Forty Thousand Horsemen in 1940 and Jedda in 1955.</p> <p>After leaving school, he worked on Queensland properties, and on his family property when his father was at war, before studying commercial art and taking drama classes in Sydney. He was fascinated by films and pestered a friend, showman Reginald “Snowy” Baker, to give him work as a production assistant; usually he was the man in charge of the horses. Chauvel worked on The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1920) and The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920) with Baker; he also assisted on Robbery Under Arms (1920)</p> <p>After the war he made a film about a pioneer family in Queensland, Sons of Matthew (1949), drawing on his own family history</p> <p>Jedda (1955)</p> <p>In 1955 Chauvel made perhaps his best known film, Jedda. Jedda is a story of an Aboriginal baby girl raised by a white station owner and kept in ignorance of traditional ways and the Aboriginal man who carries her off, even though this is a forbidden “wrong way” marriage, and brings tragedy to both of them.</p> <p>Both Jedda and Matthew involved travel to remote areas and difficult conditions for filming, and are considered Chauvel’s best works. Jedda was the first Australian feature film made in colour, and had to be developed overseas as there were no colour processing facilities in Australia. For Jedda, the Chauvels sought out Aboriginal people for the lead roles, and in Robert Tudawali, playing the male lead, they found someone with great natural ability. Both these films were made in a period when the Australian film industry had virtually collapsed, unable to compete with imported films.</p> <p>Final years and death After this, Chauvel turned to television, making the BBC series Walkabout which travelled to interesting locations in Australia. He died unexpectedly of coronary vascular disease on 11 November 1959, less than a month after Errol Flynn, whom he cast in In the Wake of the Bounty. According to Ken G. Hall, Chauvel had left a message asking to speak to Hall on the day he died, and left an estate worth £32,000.</p> <p>Filmography</p> <p>1920 Robbery Under Arms actor directed by Kenneth Brampton</p> <p>1920 The Shadow of Lightning Ridge actor directed by Wilfred Lucas</p> <p>1920 The Jackeroo of Coolabong actor directed by Wilfred Lucas</p> <p>1922 Captain Fly-By-Night actor</p> <p>1922 The Man from the Desert actor</p> <p>1923 Strangers of the Night actor</p> <p>1926 The Moth of Moonbi director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1926 Greenhide director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1933 In the Wake of the Bounty director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1935 Heritage director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1936 Uncivilised director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1936 Rangle River screenwriter (with Elsa Chauvel) directed by Clarence G. Badger</p> <p>1937 Screen Test director / producer</p> <p>1940 Forty Thousand Horsemen director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1942 Soldiers Without Uniform director / producer documentary short</p> <p>1942 Power to Win director / producer documentary short</p> <p>1943 A Mountain Goes to Sea director / producer documentary short</p> <p>1943 While There is Still Time director / producer documentary short</p> <p>1943 Russia Aflame director / producer documentary short</p> <p>1944 The Rats of Tobruk director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1949 Sons of Matthew director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>1955 Jedda director / producer / screenwriter</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtDe+tx"+ "mnFe+eextnmeeeee+eeF{p\\u0001oqy\\u0000z_x3333:u~q\\u0000.4mHt,q~Ir.hmyxu{"+ "\\u0000pFyuzqu\\u007Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{ohy,.u\\u0000x\\u0000Iq.h.hpJyuzqu\\u0"+ "07Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{oHym;.JG5Deeeee+eeF\\u000100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44_x"+ "33342Flxtnml7jqL{mxJn1}2r<6rD1oEl294l:FA;\\u0001DF4}\\\\r{pwo7x{LvjqL{mx1n"+ "2ltb{6666mxFn\\u0001e+eeD\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;2_x3334"+ "\\u00014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7unwp}qH"+ "txmn7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002De+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n1"+ "27sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Ao"+ "l.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1oh"+ "qjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\"+ "u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<"+ "0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Karrinyup Community Centre Davenport Street, Karrinyup, WA</p> <p>Karrinyup Community Centre opened in September 1974(along with Karrinyup Public Library which it is attached to.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%>,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn\\u0000,"+ "l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%{"+ "h@rg\\u0000nf,h+rguFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@"+ ",~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n>l@3+lru>i**{@_%__>-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkq"+ "u(Auqkj(CtbmxFnx+~mnl}v\\u0000wr7n{e}1+Ej)q{noF+eeevjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrp"+ "yxwm7lxee)v+e}r}unF+eee+eeeGmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8j+eDG+2\\u0001D0FD0x"+ "o1{FrD9Ert1mx7nnupwq}:6D24r;F4233x3\\u0001____F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4r2:t4mx7nql{j"+ "}Jr1b2{b6666xtnm\\u0001F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHqxtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20(DAb"+ "C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8"+ "~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/i3333____xuqkj~CC(jkqu@_%__ghnr_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh"+ "1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.cha"+ "rCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>2004 aerial image showing concession building and ticket box and ramps.</p>
  • <p>Rink Theatre Queen Street and Pasture Street, Pingelly, WA</p> <p>Peter Narducci (Historian & local identity) shares on line - The building in the left foreground is the Pingelly Power Station and Rink Theatre. Jack Bruinsma’s house is just visible in front of the second house to the right of the Power Station. The house to the right of Bruinsma’s house was Bourne’s house.</p>
  • <p>Rink Theatre Queen Street and Pasture Street, Pingelly, WA - 1941</p> <p>Peter Narducci (Historian) shared a link. October 31, 2018</p> <p>Talkies come to The Rink Theatre</p> <p>The “going to the pictures” on a Saturday night was a big part of Pingelly’s social scene. The Rink Theatre in Queen Street had a seating capacity of 400. The original cinematograph machines did not have sound and the music score was played on an organ within the theatre. I had a conversation with Harry Harding and he told me how he converted the cinematograph machines to be capable of reproducing the sound strip on the motion pictures. The Rink Theatre continued to operate until the Pingelly Drive-in Cinema was built. The Rink Theatre was demolished soon after – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\document.write\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\f\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo@"+ "ai1pbng.ood\\\\c\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "i\\\\lt=t\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d\\\\m>niiensl"+ "o@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">\\\\);\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x;'=;"+ "'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+"+ "xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eoked"+ "s.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=ko"+ "de.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.lengt"+ "h-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script> – For the sake of history</p>
  • <p>Rink Theatre Queen Street and Pasture Street, Pingelly, WA</p> <p>Pingelly Skating Rink Pictures. This venue was used for both skating and motion picture screening. The operator was the Pingelly Radio & Electricity Supply. Seating capacity was for 400 patrons. Canvas deckchairs and wooden backed forms were used. It operated until the late 1950’s – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(Cqujkb(bbjCius{tk4zx}zobbkbbb(gbbn.kBC&bbxlbbbbbb"+ "b(bbbbgrbbusjoszt@ootkryFuogv7th4muubbjibbbbsbbbb&bbbborb(Czbbzkbbbbbbb(bb"+ "bbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbjsbbtDootkryFuogv7th4muuBjgibbs5bbbbD/b(AAb(bb~C--Alux.o"+ "C6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333q"+ "ujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/b(A~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Boq.ju"+ "4kkrmtnz73A/1o8C\\u0001/1~qCju4knixgzGo.711/uqkji4gnGx.z/oq_x3333juCk1~o.q"+ "Bju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A/(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37"+ "/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmz"+ "nEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1"+ "fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='"+ "';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=Strin"+ "g.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Daily News (Perth, WA), Wednesday 28 December 1932, page 6 - Reports</p> <p>A NEW PICTURE GARDEN FOR VICTORIA PARK</p> <p>An innovation at Victoria Park is the opening of picture gardens at the rear of the Amusu Theatre in Albany-road. The seating accommodation in this fresh-air theatre comprises of hundreds of deck chairs and garden seats set out on lawns. A modern talkie plant has been especially adapted for open-air performances. The Amusu building it-self has been converted into a semi—open—air cafe, where patrons of the theatre may dance to relayed music after the show. In the event of wet weather the picture program will be shown in the Broadway Theatre - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg\\"+ "u0000nl,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>"+ "@*>{_%__h{r\\@u0000gfnh,r+ugkFpduF1rqiujVl.w>@5{@;f43.f,i?>+0ll6w,h+rDugkF"+ "1dgfnhfr,@.~>.wlqkojhhr1?g>n@l+3rl>u*i{*__@___%>__A/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxg"+ "ni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq3333x__/____.__Gogzixknu41j7qo/z1x.nG4gjiqk1u"+ "\\u0001C8~1/AC7on/m3kz4tjrqkBuA.Co.6uoAx-l~-(CAA(/5DsbigjBuum4ht7vgouFyrkt"+ "ooDtbs(jbb(bkbzbzC(r&obbisjbuum4ht7vgouFyrktoo@tzsojsubr(glbxb_&C____Bk.nb"+ "gk(oz}xz4kt{suiCjj(qk@u_%______hgrn_%__h@rg_%nn>gr@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv"+ ",+m1lr+q**,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh"+ "1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x"+ "='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=Str"+ "ing.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The Daily News (Perth, WA) – Mon 11 July, 1921 – Page 4, writes</p> <p>A NEW CINEMA FOR VICTORIA PARK</p> <p>Residents in the Victoria Park area will be glad to know that in the course of the next three months they will have a large and up-to-date picture palace in their suburb. The Amusu Theatre now in course of erection, is the most central part of this large area, and will undoubtedly prove a boon to all lovers of the movies, especially those who prefer to have their amusement where comfort and pleasant surroundings are the keynotes.</p> <p>A special system of ventilation</p> <p>A special system of ventilation, for use during the hot evenings of the summer is being installed. This scheme, which the proprietors claim will make the theatre as cool as an open air show, consists of large sliding doorways forming part of the side walls. This with a perfectly ventilated roof, the best of pictures and good music should make this theatre as one of the most popular in the metropolitan area,</p> <p>The proprietors Messers. Geo, Hall and J.R.Johnstone of Victoria Park expect that the theatre will be ready for use early in October. Architectural arrangements are in the hands of Messrs. Oldham, Boas, Perth, with Mr. T. Clare, Victoria Park, as the contractor – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\=document.write\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\a\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo"+ "@ai1pbng.ood\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ i\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\"\\\\lt=t\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m>niien"+ "slo@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\);;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=x"+ "''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})oked"+ "x=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<("+ "kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.len"+ "gth?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Staff of the Amusu Theatre, Victoria Park – 1923</p> <p>Amusu Theatre staff [back row L to R – Eric Scholl (violin), Jack Burgess (doorman), Harry Orkney (piano & conductor), Harry Johnson (cornet), Jack Johnson (doorman), front row L to R – George Hall (Partner & operator), Miss Hall (ticket seller), Jim Johnson (partner & manager), Norm Cunningham (publicity manager) – Photo, State library of West Australia – Staff line-up details per WA CinemaWeb - Contributed by Greg Lynch for the sake of history – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\">,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwj"+ "qho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn0000u\\\\,l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwj"+ "qho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>%{h@rg0000u\\\\nf,h+rguFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3"+ ",f?i+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n>l@3+lru>i**{@%_>-/.-otpu/4"+ "k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqu(Auqkj(CtbmxFnx+~mnl}v0000u\\\\wr7n{e}1+Ej)q{n"+ "oF+eeevjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxee)v+e}r}unF+eee+eeeGmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpy"+ "xwm7lxvE8j+eDG+21000u\\\\D0FD0xo1{FrD9Ert1mx7nnupwq}:6D24r;F4233x31000u\\"+ "\\__F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr1b2{b6666xtnm1000u\\\\F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHq"+ "xtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20(DAbC~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA111000u\\\\/"+ "Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/i3333__xuqkj~"+ "CC(jkqu@%_ghnr%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>ALBANY (Newsreel) THEATRETTE – 230 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria – Australia.– Photo Gordon Turnbull</p> <p>SPRUIKER SHOWMANSHIP 1937</p> <p>The photo features a junior concierge standing out the front of The Albany (Newsreel Theatrette) in Collins St Melbourne. Dressed in what can only be described as a bellhop uniform. The theatre seats 268 people, yet the sign in the showcase boasts that it’s a newsreel theatre in miniature. Never-the-less the concierge must attract attention as he spruiks passer byes as to the joys of The Albany’s cinematic offerings – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\",**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@h"+ "grn>%nrgh@%_{@hgrn0000u\\\\,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wD"+ "hgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>__%_~Ckjuq3333x____/i.kjuI"+ "xgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi1000u\\\\/11oAnzmtk"+ "r4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~A(1000u\\\\Fnmxt6666{b2l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\\\\\F4"+ "1000u\\\\DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl4333x____244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD"+ "9Fr1{xoD00F1000u\\\\D+G5.Jm;Hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{uF700u\\\\zqyupJ.h.hIqx0000u"+ "\\\\u0000u\\\\,.hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{uF700u\\\\zqyupF{0000u\\\\xumy.hIrq~t,mH"+ ".4q0000u\\\\u~3333x____:0000u\\\\zqy1000u\\\\o{p+Fnmxt(Ckjuq__%_@hgrn%_>nr"+ "gh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('')."+ "reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p> <p>The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Thu 3 Dec, 1936 Page 7, writes about the HOWEY ESTATE BUILDING PROGRAMME</p> <p>THE HISTORY*</p> <p>The proposed Albany Theatre was part of THE HOWEY ESTATE BUILDING PROGRAM and was built into the basement of Albany Court, located in 230 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria The ground floor of the building had been designed as a shopping arcade extending from Collins street through to Howey place. There are seven shops in the arcade, and two in Collins street. A bright and attractive appearance has been given to the show windows by the use of stainless steel moldings.</p> <p>The Albany Theatre*</p> <p>The basement of the building will be occupied by the Albany Theatre and a modern coffee lounge, both under the same control. Air conditioning to be provided in both the lounge and the theatre. The decoration follows the modern horizontal treatment. The special furniture in the lounge and theatre has been designed by the theatre architects Messrs Taylor, Soillieux and Overend. The operating bio box is situated at the Collins street end and has natural light from pavement lights above. The seating Capacity at the time of building was 268.</p> <p>The projection equipment*</p> <p>The projection equipment has been installed by Harringtons Limited. The sound is the Australian made Racophone. A central heating ventilating and air conditioning system has been carried right throughout the building. A system of 12 vertical utility ducts runs from the basement to the roof, each duct carrying the hot and cold water mains the radiation, and gas services. All the equipment operating these services is a sub-basement, and with the general and sanitary plumbing formed part of the contract of Messrs Thomas Warner and Sons, of South Melbourne.</p> <p>The Heating*</p> <p>The boiler operating the hot-water and heating service is fired by a fully automatically controlled fuel oil burner which was installed by Major Furnace and Combustion Engineers Pty Ltd of South Yarra.</p> <p>The Grand opening*</p> <p>The Albany opened as a newsreel theatrette screening continuously every hour, on October 30, 1936. The original Exhibitors were Woodrow and Sloman – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\",**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@h"+ "grn>%nrgh@%_{@hgrn0000u\\\\,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wD"+ "hgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>__%_~Ckjuq3333x____/i.kjuI"+ "xgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi1000u\\\\/11oAnzmtk"+ "r4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~A(1000u\\\\Fnmxt6666{b2l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\\\\\F4"+ "1000u\\\\DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl4333x____244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD"+ "9Fr1{xoD00F1000u\\\\D+G5.Jm;Hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{uF700u\\\\zqyupJ.h.hIqx0000u"+ "\\\\u0000u\\\\,.hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{uF700u\\\\zqyupF{0000u\\\\xumy.hIrq~t,mH"+ ".4q0000u\\\\u~3333x____:0000u\\\\zqy1000u\\\\o{p+Fnmxt(Ckjuq__%_@hgrn%_>nr"+ "gh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('')."+ "reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>ALBANY (Newsreel) THEATRETTE – 230 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria – Australia 1954</p> <p>A joint promotion between The Albany & The Times theatre’s – Adults only – no half prices. The Times was run by The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd. The Albany by Woodrow and Sloman.</p> <p>Karamoja was a 1954 film produced by exploitation filmmaker Kroger Babb. A documentary film of a native tribe from Uganda, the film was marketed by Babb to focus on the imagery that would be shocking to an American audience, including advertising which claimed that the tribe wore only the wind and live on blood and beer. Scenes in the film included the bleeding of cattle and drinking of the warm blood, and self-mutilation as a form of ornamentation, as well as a full-color circumcision scene. Karamoja proved to be less controversial than many of Babb’s other films. Never-the-less it grossed well at The Albany & The Times as a joint promotion in 1954 – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%g*@+,l*mq,rh1u+yvuh,h*1w*o+vlhsr1@ggnnh_r"+ "n>g%@r%h__*_+,l*mq,rh1u+yvuh,h*1w*o+vlhsr1@ggnnh_r_>____g%f_prqx1huwwz+l_h"+ "__%___________d_k?h\\\#@u_i__________________%___________d_oprlgwp=qllhqvo"+ "rCdl4seqj1rrg_f_p_____________________%______#_l_ow@w_h__________________%"+ "_______________________________%___________g_pAqllhqvorCdl4seqj1rrg?fdp_2_"+ "A_____%______,____>____@%g_nh%r__n_g>@rrhhnvgo1ws*l,+u*y1uhhh,vm+l1+r*q_*@"+ ",g%nh>rr%hnngg@1rshlv+o*w1*h,huvy+u1hr,qm*l,+;*\\\"\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<kode"+ ".length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c"+ ")}kode=\\\"xx;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)oked"+ "c.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';fo"+ "r(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i"+ "<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>August 19, 1974 print ad courtesy Peter Norrish.</p>
  • <p>Skyline Drive-In Old Hume Highway, Wodonga, VIC 3690 - 1955 Ranch Night - Photo : Wodonga Historical Society Inc</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\")''n(oi.j()"+ "seerev.r')('itpl.sdekoe=od;kk\\\"\\\\do=e\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\kode\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\r=hn%g@@g{nhur\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0000,f+h"+ "grFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgr"+ "n?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqA(jui{sktz4}xozk."+ "(bBg&nxklCbb(bsgorzu@josktyoutgr7Fhomvutj4iusbb(b&zozrkCbb(bbb(bDjosktyout"+ "gr7Fhomvutj4iusB5gD(b/A(Ckjuq_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+*"+ "*,\\\\\\\\;\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\'xf'r;io0(i=k;d<.oeeglhnit+;{+=)ocekcd"+ "a.ChdrAo(e)t3ii-(;<f)c+01c8=x2=;t+iSgrfno.CramChdr(o)ekcd}=oxe\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "\\\\x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t"+ ")ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"="+ "edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>September 15th, 1932</p>