In 1929, Hoyts – with help from Studebaker and the Shell Oil Company – loaded cinema sound equipment onto a truck so regional Australia could experience the latest in 'talking pictures'.

This silent clip begins with a title card announcing that the Wintergarden Theatre is the 'first theatre in the world to present a completely new invention in Talking Picture Equipment’.

An intertitle invites viewers to 'see for a brief moment’ the sound equipment for talking pictures. Then a Hoyts Talking Pictures Roadshow sound unit truck is seen coming down the street.

This invitation card was kept in a scrapbook created by the McDonagh Sisters documenting the release and response to their film The Far Paradise in 1928. 

This page from the McDonagh sisters scrapbook documenting their second film The Far Paradise (1928) features a review from The Sunday Times, 24 June 1928 which praises the film for it's pr

A full-spread newspaper advertisement from Theatre Orange, showcasing The Far Paradise (1928) as featured in a scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters to document their second

A large newspaper advertisement from Sydney's Capitol Theatre, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928).

A full-page newspaper advertisement from Hoyts movie theatres in Bourke Street, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928) from a scrapbook the sister's created.

This page from the McDonagh's scrapbook about their film The Far Paradise (1928) features a full-page newspaper advertisement showcasing the latest feature films showing at The Regent

A page from the McDonagh sister's scrapbook documenting the release and reviews of their 1928 silent feature The Far Paradise.