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Rex Cinema 47 Vincent Street, Daylesford, VIC

Will the Chips Rafferty signature remain?

When acting legend Chips Rafferty visited Daylesford in 1954 he left behind his signature on one of the walls of The Rex when it was still operating as a theatre. Historian Winsome Moffat remembers the day well.

“Chips was going around to all the theatres in Australia to try and drum up money for a film he was planning (Walk into Paradise). He came and made a little speech at The Rex and then just went into the street to talk to people.” A council spokesperson said the preservation, or not, of the signature would now be up to the new owners. Words Donna Kelly.

Chips Rafferty - Biography - Chips Rafferty MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971) was an iconic Australian actor. Called “the living symbol of the typical Australian”, Rafferty’s career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American productions.

He appeared in commercials in Britain during the late 1950s, encouraging British emigration to Australia.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -