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Australian Vintage Cinemas and Theatres
This collection about Australian picture palaces is dedicated to the enduring pleasures of cinemagoing. At the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has recently closed cinemas across Australia but...
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Wartime moviegoing
What did Australians watch at their local cinema during the First World War? During the 1910s huge picture palaces flourished across the country and going to the pictures was a big social event....
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CineCity Canberra
CineCity Canberra: 1913–2013 is a free exhibition highlighting the diversity of the enduring connection between Canberra and its residents with film through stills, photographs, posters and the...
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Martin/Molloy: Tony’s Movie Fone
Sketches on Martin/Molloy often featured highly-specific references to obscure parts of cinema.  There was a danger that some references may go over the audience’s heads, but they were presented in a...
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Kings Bloody Cross – Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey
This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey offers a social history of Kings Cross entertainment from the high life to the low life, and explains why the suburb remains such a special part of...
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Lyceum Theatre, Sydney: The Overlanders premiere
A Cinesound Review newsreel story about the premiere of UK-Australian film The Overlanders at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney on 27 September 1946. Seen in this clip are some of the film's stars – John...
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Regent Theatre, Sydney: In Old Chicago Premiere
A Movietone News newsreel story about the premiere of the Oscar-winning In Old Chicago (Henry King, USA, 1937) at the Regent Theatre in Sydney on 21 May 1938. Guests at the premiere include the Lord...
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Footscray 1971: Festivities
Crowds line the footpath of the Grand Cinema in Footscray. A bicycle’s sign advertises a children’s talent quest grand final. Jack Perry (Zig) and Doug McKenzie (Zag) perform their Zig and Zag clown...
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At Footscray a Church is Pulled Down for a Cinema
Workers on the roof and outside a Christian church in Paisley Street, Footscray, prepare it for demolition. A sign at the front of the church reads, 'This land has been secured by the Federal Picture...
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