Mayfair Theatre 170 Thomas Street, Dandenong, VIC – Rex Trewin Assistant Projectionist job reference 1964.

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Mayfair Theatre 170 Thomas Street, Dandenong, VIC – Rex Trewin Assistant Projectionist job reference 1964.

Photo: Terri Trewin

Rex Trewin started his life in the cinema industry in 1950 at the age of 16 as an Assistant Projectionist at the Boomerang / Mayfair Cinema in Dandenong. (It opened as the Boomerang in 1924 and then changed name to Mayfair Cinema in 1951. The theatre was demolished in 1968)

Rex continued to work as a Projectionist until he retired at the age of 60, working in Village Dandenong Drive-In, Village Clayton Drive-In and various other Village suburban Hardtops. His last long term location was the Village 10 Cinema Complex at Dandenong. He had come full circle. He will be remembered as a really top bloke by his friends and as a very experienced Projectionist – Derek Screen The Society Of Australian Cinema Pioneers – Contributed by Greg Lynch –