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ISSUE 1 · January 1994

• *Carlton Moviehouse · Rod How
• *Film Theatres of Ballarat · Graham Smythe
• *The Garfield Picture Theatre · Gerry Kennedy
• *New Theatre For Frankston · Fred Page
• *Cinemas of Warracknabeal · Brian Miller
• *Castlemaine Theatre Royal · Denzil Howson
• *Swanpool Cinema · Gerry Kennedy

ISSUE 2 · April 1994

• *Orient Theatre Heidelberg · Fred Page
• *Globe Theatre Winchelsea · Garry Saunders
• *Chelsea Cinema Melbourne · Trevor Walters
• *Southern Hampton & Roxy Sandringham · G Disney & V Tarrant
• *Cyclorama, Film Train & Empire Melbourne · Gerry Kennedy

ISSUE 3 · June 1994

• Soldiers of the Cross · Denzil Howson
• Omnimax · Peter O'Reilly
• Regent Open Days Moomba Weekend · Ian Williams
• Regent Tours Incorporated? · Ian Williams
• The Opening of Kino 3 in Collins Place
• Regent and Plaza (Postscript) · Bertie Bertram
• *Ivanhoe Theatre · Fred Page
• *Theatres of Warrnambool · Gerry Kennedy:

  The Town Hall / Warrnambool Regional Performing Arts Centre

  Mansions Theatre

  Oddfellows Hall / Star Pictures / The Plaza / The Palais

  The New Warrnambool / Capitol Theatre

  The Liberty Theatre

  Shandon / Village Drive-In

• *St Kilda (Bioscope) Theatre · Peter Fogarty
• Dates to Remember: Historic Cinema Events

ISSUE 4 · August 1994

• What's in a Name? · Brian Miller
• *Ozone Mildura · Fred Page
• *New Mentone Theatre · Trevor Walters
• *Victory / National St. Kilda · Peter Fogarty
• *Moonee Ponds Theatre · Dr S Merrifield
• *Southern Cross Essendon - Part 1 · Ron Lambert
• *Union Hall / Paramount Ascot Vale · Ted Smith
• Memories of the 'Silver Screen' · Alan B Bresnahan
• The Centenary of Cinema - What are we Celebrating?

ISSUE 5 · October 1994

• The Talkie Operator Explains · Ken Tulloch
• Vegas Theatre / Sturt Cinema Ballarat · The Courier Ballarat
• Cinerama: Super Movies of the Future
• *Memorial St Kilda · Peter Fogarty
• *Southern Cross Essendon - Part 2 · Ron Lambert
• Going to the Pictures
• Letter: Reply to 'The Centenary of Cinema - What are we Celebrating?' · Chris Long
• Widescreen Glossary · Leonard Maltin

ISSUE 6 · February 1995

• A Saturday Afternoon and Evening in Burwood - circa 1920 · Ven Houston
• An excerpt from "A History of the City of Waverley"
• *St John's Theatre - Repat Hospital Heidelberg · Denzil Howson
• *Athenaeum Theatre Lilydale · Garry Saunders
• *Empire Theatre Brunswick · Alan Windley
• A Short History of the Cinema · Author Unknown

ISSUE 7 · April 1995

• *Rotex/Were Street Theatre Montmorency · Fred Page
• *Dendy Theatre Complex Brighton · Brian Miller
• *Memorial Theatre Koroit · Gerry Kennedy
• Auctioning Off Our Cinema Past · Brian Miller:

  Waverley; Sun Yarraville; Plaza Chelsea

  Broadway Elwood; Regent Thornbury; Plaza Oakleigh

• News Year's Eve 1938 · Rod Cook
• *Hoyts Circle Theatre Preston · Rod Cook
• *Athenaeum Theatre Sorrento · Peter O'Reilly

ISSUE 8 · June 1995

• Centenary of Cinema
• *Palais/Plaza/Cinema North Reservoir · David Kilderry
• *North Eastern Cinemas and Halls of Victoria · Gerry Kennedy:

  Kilmore Astor; Seymour Regent; Seymour Sunset / Village Drive-In

  Nagambie Mechanics Institute

  Rushworth Shire Hall

  Kyabram Plaza / Kyabram

  Numurkah: Town Hall; Melba Theatre

  Cobram: Melba Theatre; Kenric / Moonlight Drive-In

  Tocumwal (NSW) Pavilion Theatre

  Yarrawonga: The Grove Picture Gardens; Town Hall; Lakeside Drive-In

  Corowa (NSW): Memorial Hall; Rex Theatre

  Rutherglen Memorial Hall

  Albury (NSW) Regent / Cinema Centre

  Chiltern Star

  Swanpool Cinema

  Wangaratta: Amphitheatre; His Majesty's Open Air; Plaza / His Majesty's; Village / Orana / City Hall

  Benalla: Regal; Drive-In

• Backstage at Cinerama

ISSUE 9 · August 1995

• Theatres - What's in a Name? · Elizabeth Kumm:

  The many names of 20 Bourke Street, Melbourne: Brennan's Amphitheatre / National

  Apollo / St James / Metro / Palace / Revival Centre / Metro

• *North Eastern Cinemas and Halls (additional info) · Stan Gunn
• *Regal Theatre Hartwell · Rod How
• The Development of Movies - From Silence to Sound · Fred Page
• *West Side Story (Western Theatre West Brunswick) · Laurie Cunningham<
• The Great Blank Screen Mystery · S P Rocket
• *Deluxe - Architecture Found (Hoyts Deluxe Bourke Street, Melbourne) · Elisabeth Kumm
• *Lyric/Capri Shepparton: Part 1 · G Kennedy, A Stroop & M Purden

ISSUE 10 · October 1995

• From The Family Album: Wolfe's Picture Co · Brian Miller
• Birth of the Modern Talkie · Ken Tulloch
• *Sun Theatre Yarraville · Rod Cook
• *From Mechanics Institute to Multiplex - Albury/Wodonga Cinemas · Denzil Howson:

  Albury: The Mechanics Institute / Plaza / Civic; Theatre Royal / Royal Palais;

  Hoyts Regent / Village Cinema Centre

  Wodonga: The Melba Hall / Melba Cinema

• Brisbane Re-visited Diary · Brian Miller
• So You Think They Looked Similar! · Gerry Kennedy:

  Theatres designed by architects: H Vivian Taylor; H Vivian Taylor Soilleux and Overend

ISSUE 11 · February 1996

• *Kyabram Plaza Theatre · M Purden & K Simmonds
• More Moving Than Ever: Number of screens 1956 compared with 1995 · Brian Miller
• The Family Album - continued · Brian Miller
• *Radio Cinema Barcaldine · John Polianakis
• *Oakleigh Drive-In · David Kilderry
• *Home Theatrette: Tatty Theatre
• *Brisbane Retrospective · Ian Hansen
• *Melton Cinemas · Gerry Kennedy
• The Ghost That Won't Lie Down: Melbourne Regent Campaign · Ian Williams

ISSUE 12 · May 1996

• Satellite Cinemas · Fred Page
• Shepparton Lyric / Capri: Part 2 · Mike Purden:

  Walter McMillan Circuit; Star Theatre; First Open Air Theatre; Lyric Open Air Theatre

  Legion Hall; Paramount Palais / Astor; Lyric / Capri

• *St Judes/Little/St. Martins Theatre · Fred Page
• The Continental Sound Film · Ken Tulloch
• Wangaratta Cinema Centre · Mike Purden
• *Hoyts Windsor Theatre · Rod How
• Researching Theatre History · Les Tod
• Jim Walshe - Photophone Theatres · Mike Purden
• Our Own History: Early CATHS-V Activities: NewsSheet Numbers 1-20

ISSUE 13 · August 1996

• Melbourne's (and Australia's) Centenary of Film Projection · Fred Page
• The Melbourne Regent WurliTzers · Julien Arnold
• *Plaza Theatre Bendigo · Mike Purden
• *Treading The Boards In Tassie · Denzil Howson
• From Hand Painting to the Technicolor Process · Ken Tulloch

ISSUE 14 · November 1996

• Tom and Jerry · Graeme Smythe
• The Projectionist's Alphabet · H Brinsley-Farjohn
• *Star Newsreel Theatrette · Edward Lansdowne & Brian Miller
• From 'Kero-Diascope' to 'Kinematograph' · Denzil Howson
• *Greater Union - Circuit Transformation 1976-86 · David Kilderry
• *Rex/Roxy/Cinema Charlton · G Edwards & G Kennedy

ISSUE 15 · February 1997

• The Future of the Classic Cinema Elsternwick
• Theatres on the Net · Ian Williams
• *Members On Tour - Sydney Theatres · Brian Miller
• Hobart Re-Visited · Ian Williams
• *Yeppoon Film Theatre / Capricorn / Kavlon · Gerry Kennedy
• 'Movie Memories' · Cinepix - From My Scrap Book of Cuttings
• 3D Epitaph or Prologue?

ISSUE 16 · May 1997

• Ararat - Stawell - Horsham Report · Wally Perkins
• *The Theatres of Horsham - Part 1 · Gerry Kennedy & Ian Ballinger:

  Mechanics Institute Hall; Star Cinematographe; Town Hall / Picture Hall Victoria Buildings;

  Soldiers Pictures; Horsham Theatre; Garden Pictures; Twentieth Century Theatre

• The Australian Connection: Australian Actors · Denzil Howson
• *Home Theatrette: The Crest
• *Camden Theatre, South Caulfield · Gerry Kennedy, Ian Hansen & Brian Miller
• *Central Hall / New Central Theatre / Grosvenor Theatre, Melbourne · John Holloway
• The Internet · Martin Powell

ISSUE 17 · August 1997

• *Hoyts Alhambra · Ann Westmore
• Prahran Mechanics Institute
• *Theatres of Horsham - Part 2: Locations from 1930 to 1995 · Gerry Kennedy & Ian Ballinger:

  The Horsham Theatre / St James / The Bowman Theatre / Horsham Entertainment Centre / Centre Cinemas

  The Twentieth Century Theatre; The New Horsham Town Hall; Mota Vu Drive-In Theatre

• *Cinema Under The Stars: Drive-Ins · David Kilderry
• Hamlet on the BIG Screen · Ralphe Neill
• James Stewart
• Lamarr's Legacy: Hedy Lamarr
• Home Theatrette: The Newton
• VALE - A Lovable Genius: Projectors - Gem; Kleesound; Son · Denzil Howson

ISSUE 18 · November 1997

• *Picture Show Man Cinema, Merimbula · Gerry Kennedy
• *Lyric Theatre Bendigo · Michael Purden
• *Central Hall (formerly Cathedral Hall) Fitzroy · Melb Diocesan Historical Commission
• IMAX - The Big Picture
• Top 10 Dubious Cinematic Definitions · Researched by S P Rocket
• The Silent Sufferer: Emil Jennings · Denzil Howson
• Flickers at the Town Hall: Castlemaine · Denzil Howson
• Super 8 at the Carlton · Graham Smythe
• Collingwood, Richmond, Northcote & Thornbury · James Foreman:

  Thornbury Picture Theatre; The Lyric; The Regent; Plaza; Westgarth / Valhalla

  The Planet; The Austral; The Star; The Crown; Amphitheatre Fairfield Park

• Talkies at the Coburg Town Hall, 13 June 1930

ISSUE 19 · February 1998

• Movies at the Regent - after 27 years! · Graham Smythe
• *Midland / Astor / Ararat Entertainment Centre · Gerry Kennedy
• *'An Empire Strikes Back - With a Vengeance: Empire Theatre, Toowoomba Queensland · Denzil Howson
• Projector Collector · Allan Osborne
• Epping Multiplex 10 - Anderson Family Cinema
• Hoyts Windsor Theatre · Brian Hunt & Trevor Walters
• Home Theatrette: The Roxy
• *St Georges, Yarraville · Denise McGuire

ISSUE 20 · May 1998

• Annual Weekend Tour - The Murray Valley · Brian Miller:

  Seymour: Regent Theatre; Town Hall Cinema

  Nagambie: Mechanics Institute Hall

  Mooroopna: West Side Performing Arts Centre

  Numurkah: Mechanics Institute Hall; The Melba Pictures; Town Hall (inc outdoor pictures)

  Cobram: Melba Twin Cinemas

  Yarrawonga: Town Hall; Drive-In

  Corowa (NSW): Rex Theatre

  Rutherglen: Soldiers Memorial Hall; Town Hall

• *The Theatres of Box Hill · Gerry Kennedy:

  Rialto / Recreation Hall; Regent / Lyric / Box Hill Theatre / Hall

  Eastern Theatres / Box Hill Amusements

• IMAX - A Viewer's Comment · Noel Kerr
• Another Significant Centenary - Salvation Army Limelight Department · Peter Wolfenden
• *The New Melbourne IMAX Theatre · Noel Kerr
• The Film Prayer
• Cinerama Returns: New Neon Movie Theatre, Daytona Ohio USA · Trevor Walters

ISSUE 21 · September 1998

• Home Theatrette: The Bijou
• *Woomelang Theatres & Cinemas · Gerry Kennedy:

  Memorial Hall; Hills and Hollands; Woomelang Motion Picture Co-op; RSL Clubroom

• Ken Lemmon - Projectionist · Brian Hunt & Trevor Walters
• Confessions of an Assistant Operator · Greg Lynch
• *Nhill Cinemas · Gerry Kennedy:

  The Theatre Royal; Royal Picture Theatre / Regent / Memorial / Memorial Community Centre

• Early Daylesford Newsreel Unearthed

ISSUE 22 · November 1998

• *The Prince George Theatre, Middle Brighton · Roger Seccombe
• The Way They Were · John Holloway
• Profile of CATHS Patron: Pete Smith
• Film Fables, Fact and Fiction: St Arnaud · Keith McDonald, Assistant Projectionist

ISSUE 23 · March 1999

• Frank Van Straten Receives Australia Day Honour
• *Tumut Montreal Theatre · Les Tod
• Ode to an Usherette · Anonymous
• *Murrumbeena Public Hall / Argosy / Capri / Rex · Ken Tulloch
• Collecting Still Pictures: Single Frames, Slides etc. · Peter Wolfenden
• Advert: MGS Infa Set / Sun Theatre

ISSUE 24 · June 1999

• *Out in the Sticks: Early cinema in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs · Roger Seccombe
• *The Chelsea Theatre, Flinders Street, Melbourne · Trevor Walters
• 'Ring of Fire' Engulfs Roxy (home cinema) · Trevor Walters
• *The Lyceum Theatre, Bourke Street Melbourne · Trevor Walters
• Val Morgan Cinema Advertising
• Warning given to NZ cinema builders · Karyn Scherer
• Speech given at NZ New Empire opening, Feb 1998

ISSUE 25 · August 1999

• *The Mechanics' Institutes · Catherine Milward-Bason:

  Apollo Bay; Ballarat; Camperdown; Freeburgh; Lilydale; Melbourne Athenaeum; St Arnaud; Surrey Hills

• Film Fables, Fact and Fiction: Projectors · Peter Wolfenden
• Stories From Australia's Film Production & Exhibition Industry · P Wolfenden
• Does Anybody Want To See The Film?: Low Attendances · Rod Cook
• Along Film Row (from The Australian Exhibitor Sept 1966)
• *Cleopatra / Paris Theatre · Trevor Walters
• What next After The Applause Has Ended? Film Greats Remembered · Denzil Howson
• *Loyalty Theatre, Upper Ferntree Gully · Julie Ross
• More Movie Cliches
• *Picture Theatres in the Westernport District · Bruce Bennett

ISSUE 26 · November 1999

• Another Opening - Another Show! Capitol 75th Anniversary · Ian Williams
• The Cowboy Code · Gene Autry
• *Hoyts New Glenhuntly · Gerry Kennedy & Brian Miller
• The Recollections of a War-Time Lolly-Boy · Brian Miller
• Recollections of Matinees at the New Glenhuntly · Gerry Kennedy
• The Case of the Vanishing Eccentrics · Denzil Howson
• *The Astor - A Survivor · Ian Hanson & George Florence
• *Carnegie Theatre · Ken Tulloch
• Carnegie Theatre Memories · Noel Kerr
• David Silverman in Australia: Animation Artist · Noel Kerr

ISSUE 27 · February 2000

• *O'Halloran Theatres · Gerry Kennedy:

  Balranald Theatre Royal; Swan Hill Town Hall; Deniliquin (NSW); Nyah West; Warracknabeal;

  Dimboola; Nhill; Maryborough Paramount; Lake Boga; Regent Theatre Circuit

  Drive-In Theatres: Swan Line at Beverford and Park Line at Kerang

• *Film Theatres of Gilgandra NSW · Gerry Kennedy:

  Coronation Hall; first Australian Hall; Crystal Palace Hall, & Open Air;

  second Australian Hall & Australian Pictures (Open Air); Western Monarch Theatre & Open Air

• Home Theatrette: Bijou Rebuilding
• Hollywood Actress: Hedy Lamarr
• Recollections of a Movie Buff · Don Flowers
• Arena Or Theatre: The business of live musicals · BRW/Cameron Hall
• CATHS Patron: Philip Brady · Denzil Howson

ISSUE 28 · May 2000

• Bendigo & Districts Tour · Brian Miller:

  Daylesford: Town Hall; Rex Theatre; Castlemaine: Theatre Royal;

  Maldon: Royal Theatre Cafe and Gallery; Eaglehawk: Town Hall/Star Cinema

  Bendigo: Capital Theatre - Bendigo Regional Arts Centre; Bendigo Cinemas;

  Lyric Theatre; Plaza Theatre; The Royal Princess

• *The Bryson Cinema, Melbourne · Gerry Kennedy
• *Cohuna Theatres · Alan Windley:

  Cohuna Memorial Hall; Bower Theatre; Regent Theatre

• The Cinema At Home · Roger Seccombe
• Hoyts Cinema Theatre Richmond: Memories of the Cinema · Ian Baker
• *Glen Pictures, Rutherglen · Barry Deas
• *Lorne Theatre · Gerry Kennedy
• Home Theatrette: Grosvenor
• Funny by George: The George Wallace Story · Don Percy:

  Production notes of documentary screened on ABC Television, April 2000

ISSUE 29 · August 2000

• A Member Wandering · Brian Miller:

  Victoria: Plaza Bendigo; Charlton Cinema; Star Cinema Portland

  New South Wales: Silver City Cinema Broken Hill

  South Australia: Peterborough Capitol Theatre; Hawker Institute Hall;

  Adelaide - Greater Union; Metro Hindley Street; Regent; Her Majesty's (Princess/Tivoli);

  Nova; IMAX; Wallis Cinemas; Academy Cinema City; Town Hall

  Kangaroo Island Kingscote Council Hall; Victor Harbour Victa Cinema

  Mount Gambier Odeon; Murray Bridge Lyric/Ozone

• Hansen's Travelling Picture Show in Castlemaine
• *Civic Cinema/Civic Theatre Goondiwindi, Queensland · Gerry Kennedy
• Cinematic Olympics: Film and TV Coverage of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne · Denzil Howson
• *Prince Regent Theatre Sale · Gerry Kennedy
• Hooray for Bollywood: Movie Themed Indian Restaurant, Wattle Park
• New Zealand News:

  Regent Cinema Te Awamutu, New Zealand

  Deal to be struck for IMAX Cinema Auckland

• Milestones:

  Walter Matthau

  Alec Guiness

ISSUE 30 · Fourth Quarter (December) 2000

• In Memoriam: Geoffrey Edwards · Peter Wolfenden
• *Capitol Theatre Melbourne · Rod Cook
• A Future Movie Mogul - Brendan Hawking · Gerry Kennedy
• *Bercy Cinema Melbourne · John Holloway
• TOSA Plays At The Regent
• Soldiers Of The Cross - Centenary · Colin J Daniels
• The Edison Home Kinetoscope · Mike Trickett
• *Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo · Fred Page
• Disaster At The Regent · Noel Kerr
• *Manly At The Movies · Ian Hanson
• *Searchlight Saga In South Queensland / Warwick Theatres · Denzil Howson:

  Killarney: Penn's Pictures; Paget's Pictures; Royal Hall; Charles Chauvel

  Warwick: William Thomas; His Majesty's; King's Theatre; Warwick Town Hall;

  Michael and Peter Kairouz: Video Store; Warwick Twin

ISSUE 31 · First Quarter (March) 2001

• When Silents Were Golden: A Memory of Yesteryear's Stars of the Pre-Sound Era - Clara Bow · Denzil Howson
• *The Albert Park Trio: Dux Theatre; Kinema Theatre; Park Theatre · Ian Hanson
• Film Switching · Fred Page
• *Rushworth Shire Hall · Gerry Kennedy
• Producers and Cinemas Stroll Up a Bland Alley · Lynden Barber
• Filmic Fantasy - A Sad Scenario · Denzil Howson with Ivan Maguire
• Montrose Public Hall Reflections · Noel Kerr
• Paramount On Parade Revue: Letter from David O Selznick, 1929
• *Theatre Royal Christchurch New Zealand · Fred Page
• A Day at the Theatre in 1952 · Noel Kerr
• Hammers and Film Spools · Rod Cook
• *The Star Cinema Mansfield · Don Flowers
• Perspecta Sound · Mike Trickett
• Arthur Pyers - The Man Who Kept The Cinemas Going · Ken Tulloch
• The Theatre Organ · Ken Tulloch
• Family Memories: Video on cinemas & drive-ins for people with memory loss · Graham Hasler

ISSUE 32 · Autumn 2001

• Front Cover: Pic: The Westgarth Theatre. The Westgarth celebrates 80 years
• Picture Gallery: Palais Theatre, St Kilda
• Letters: 'Of Seats & Mice & Vagrants' by Kevin Brandum. Re: moving Capitol seats in 1963
• CATHS Central Victoria branch · Fred Page
• Westgarth, West Preston Rivoli and Northcote Theatre Tour
• North Eastern Tour · Gerry Kennedy:

  Healesville Cinema; Alexandra Shire Hall; Mansfield Cinema; RSL Pictures

  Swanpool Cinema; Euroa Civic Theatre; Benalla Town Hall

• Strathis (Stan) Raftopoulis MBE - A Movie Mogul · Gerry Kennedy:

  Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures; Greek community films and cinemas in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide

• *The Westgarth Picture Theatre · Cameron Hall:

  Includes references to: Northcote/High Street cinemas; Yeomans family; Melbourne Cinema Alliance;

  Peter Yiannoudes; Greek community film screenings; Valhalla

• The Cinema At The Cinema · Roger Seccombe: Cinemas starring in movies
• Short Subjects: Tatler newsreel theatrettes · Bernie Halperin
• When Silents Were Golden: 'The Sadness Of The Clown'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Harry Langdon · Denzil Howson
• *Bombala NSW: Kennedy's Hall/Deluxe Olympia/Olympia Theatre · Gerry Kennedy
• The National Film Record - On Video · Ken Berryman, ScreenSound Australia
• Reviews - cinema and theatre heritage resources:

  Book: 'On With The Show' by John Cain, 1998

  Book: 'Cinema In Australia: A documentary history' Ed. by Ina Bertrand, 1989

  Video: 'Two Seats In The Circle' produced & directed by Barbara & Roger Seccombe, Coora Films, 1995

• Back Cover: Tivoli Olympic Follies, Melbourne 1956

ISSUE 33 · Winter 2001

• Front Cover Pic: Front of the Odeon Theatre and Times Theatrette
• Gems From The CATHS Archives: Hoyts Deluxe, Bourke Street
• Letters: Harry Langdon: re Silents Of The Clown - CR#32; Capitol: re Capitol Theatre article - CR#30;

  Corrections re Westgarth Theatre article - CR#31

• CATHS Events:
• Newsreel: Capitol update; Garfield Picture Theatre; Maryborough Paramount Closes - and re-opens;

  Charlton Cinema; Longford Finale; Dromana Drive In; Wonthaggi new lessee; US $1 flicks;

  Frankston multiplexes; New Anderson cinemas; Sun multiplex plans

• Field Trip: Film venues of the Wimmera · Brian Hunt & Kevin Adams:

  Ararat Astor; Stawell Town Hall; Horsham Cinema Centre; Warracknabeal Town Hall/Regent;

  former Dal-Monte Warracknabeal; Murtoa Mechanics Hall Theatre; and references to other theatres

• Film ~ fables, fact & fiction: What is film? · compiled by Peter Wolfenden
• *The Melba, Times, Liberty and Odeon Theatres · Fred Page
• The Melbourne International Film Festival - Celebrating 50 years · Ross Campbell
• Tye's Radio Revue · Noel Kerr
• *The Auditorium - Birth of a Showcase · Fred Page
• The Mortification of Lola - A historic survey of an Australian icon - the historic Theatre Royal in Castlemaine
• Reviews - cinema and theatre heritage resources:

  Book: 'A Place To Call Home: Celebrating 50 years of the Melbourne International Film Festival' Ed. Paul Kalina, 2001

  Magazine: 'On Stage' Quarterly journal of the Victoria Theatres Trust

  Magazine: 'Dress Circle' Magazine of the Cumnock Movie Club

  Internet Newsgroups: Drive-in Newsgroup - topic: Digital Projectors

• When Silents Were Golden: 'She was Lovely - but she hated the word'. Louise Lovely · Denzil Howson
• Picture Gallery: Hoyts Cinema Theatre Richmond.
• Back Cover: Theatre Advertisements from The Sun 1956.

• Front Cover Pic: Front of the Palais Theatre, St Kilda
• Picture Gallery: Northcote and Moonee Ponds Theatres (similarites in auditorium design)
• Newsreel: Village Fountain Gate opens; Trak Cinema re-opens - briefly; Melton Cinema re-opens as The Agora;

  New Hoyts cinemas for Ringwood and Blacktown; Technicolor makes a comeback!; Omnimax Theatre closed;

  New screens for Palace Balwyn; Anderson cinemas for Melton; Myer Music Bowl re-opens;

  Daylesford Rex multiplex plans; Greater Union and Birch Carrol & Coyle: New multiplexes Qld & NSW;

  South Australian news: Capri, Goodwood 60th; Chelsea, Marryatville 76th; Port Elliot Drive-in closes

• Westgarth 80th celebrations a hit
• Film ~ fables, fact & fiction: Early Australian projection equipment for 'the talkies' · compiled by Peter Wolfenden
• *The Theatre Royal, 232 Bourke Street, Melbourne · Fred Page
• Brisbane Re-visited, June 2001 · Brian Miller
• The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Trackless Train · Ross King
• The Haunted Screen · Roger Seccombe
• Old movie theatre ads from The Sun, 17 Dec 1958
• Treasures in the bric-a-brac (Hoyts shield presented to Essendon Plaza) · Kevin Brandum
• Lou Somprou - a personal memory · Ross King
• Peter Wagstaff: Production Manager - Cine Service · An interview by Denzil Howson
• Reviews - cinema and theatre heritage resources:

  Book: 'The Regent Theatre: Melbourne's Palace of Dreams' By Frank Van Straten, 1996

  Book: 'Cinemas Of Australia Via USA' By Ross Thorne, Architecture Dept, Univ of Sydney, 1981

  Magazine: 'Kino' Quarterly journal of the Australian Cinema and Theatre Society

  Video: 'Once Upon A Dream: The story of Sydney's Capitol Theatre' Produced by John Adey, 1996

  Internet - Website: Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne, Sydney

• When Silents Were Golden: 'The House-Maid' - Wallace Beery · Denzil Howson
• Picture Gallery: Regal Theatre Essendon
• Back Cover: Barclay Theatre ad from The Sun, 10 Dec 1958: 'The Ten Commandments'

ISSUE 35 · Edition 1 - 2002

• Front cover pic: Interior of the Regent Theatre, Yarram
• Gems from the CATHS Archives: Facade of the Regent Theatre, Little Malop Street, Geelong
• Newsreel
• CATHS Research Group · Brian Mier
• *The Longford Cinema · Brian Mier
• Movies Return to the Plaza (Essendon) · Roger Seccombe
• Ron Boyce - Man Behind the Music (Organist, Auckland's Civic Theatre)Alan Webb & Brendan Moore
• *Ararat: Lyceum/Paramount · Gerry Kennedy
• My Life in the Cinema (Kevin Adams - new 'CinemaRecord' Editor)
• *Cinema in Mansfield · Eddie Revell
• Betty Larkins... "Burger Queen" (Betty's career at the Northland and Coburg Drive-ins) · Gail Norman
• CATHS-V on Tour - 'East of Eden' Weekend
• The Last Picture Show (Home Cinema) · Reg Jones
• Gentleman Lou - another reminiscence (Lou Somprou) · Ian Williams
• Reviews - cinema and theatre heritage resources (CATHS website plan)
• Picture Gallery: 2 photos: Musicians at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda
• Cinema Scrapbook: Old movie ads, Sept 30, 1937

ISSUE 36 · Edition 2 - 2002

• Front cover pic: Facade of Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 2002
• Gems from the CATHS Archives: Facade of the Regent Theatre, South Yarra in 1937
• Newsreel
• *Mildura Ozone · Gerry Kennedy
• CATHS On Tour: Gippsland Weekend · Gerry Kennedy
• *Richmond Theatre vs Richmond Cinema · Ron Lambert as told to Brian Miller
• The Rejuvenation of Her Majesty's Theatre: Frank Van Straten · Photos: Kevin Adams
• A Visit To The Drive-in · Noel Kerr
• Final Fade-out For South Coast Drive-in · Ross King
• Lolly Boy Days (Palais Theatre St Kilda) · Robert Rogers
• *Echuca's Paramount Theatres · Fred Page
• A Magnificent Obsession (Confessions of a Poster Collector) · Kevin Brandum
• Marvellous Memories: Personal memories & reminiscences of Australian theatres
• Riddle of the Regal: re the closing date of the Essendon Regal
• Picture Gallery: 2 photos: Hoyts New Malvern, on its last day, 4 February 1987; and Earls Court St Kilda, June 1989: Former open-air Lyric Theatre 1912, then Earl's Court Theatre in the 1930s.
• Cinema Scrapbook: Old movie ads, July 26, 1975

ISSUE 37 · Edition 3 - 2002

• Front cover pic:  Facade of Hoyts Regent at Gardiner
• Gems from the CATHS Archives: An unknown auditorium that could be anywhere in Australia
• Newsreel
• The Mayfair Gardenvale
• Cinema in Donald - from the first screening in 1897 until recent times
• The Regent Gardiner
• The Kalee Story - Warren Smyth documents the history of this British Motion Picture legend
• Marvellous Memories: Ross King's story " A Gypsy in the Bio Box"
• Saturday matinees at the Valley Theatre Traralgon

ISSUE 38 · Edition 4 - 2002

• Front cover pic: The sleek exterior of the Roxy Maidstone. Full story inside.
• Flicks in Armstrong Street: Denzil Howson looks at the history of this Middle Park suburban theatre.
• Balwyn Cinemas: A three page review of the CATHS visit to this 5 screen complex - including photos and site layout.
• Auditorium Concert Hall: Originally catering for 2500 patrons, this hall was renovated a number of times and used by a variety of companies between 1919 and 1933.
• The Lawrence Brothers: Pictures Were Our Business - part one. The Lawrence Brothers went on to develop the largest touring circuit in eastern Victoria while also buying or building 'hardtops'.
• Protocol of a Theatre Date: Noel Kerr tells his secrets.
• The Prince George Revisited: Home showman Ron Lowe tells how he became hooked on cinema.
• Miracle in Kansas. Another in Denzil Howson's "When Silents Were Golden" series - this time its Buster Keaton.
• Mystery Theatres - for the sleuths amongst us, there are three photos of unknown theatres to track down

ISSUE 39 · Edition 1 - 2003

• Front cover pic: Buloke Times photograph of the CATHS tour group in CHARLTON - Oct 2002.
• CATHS Tour of Northern Victoria and the Riverina (NSW) October 2002.
• Marysville Picture Theatre: Noel Kerr's write-up on this Family Theatre.
• Sunbury's First Pictures: A chance find of a newspaper scrap leads to interesting research in local history by Peter Wolfenden.
• Village Theatre Toorak: Gerry Kennedy brings his knowledge of theatre architecture into play contrasting the Village with its near neighbour, the Regent in South Yarra.
• Lawrence Brothers Talkies - Part two. Alf and Joss build a circuit. Tom Atkinson's Life on the Road for the company.

ISS.40 · Edition 2 - 2003

• Front cover pic: The Surrey, Surrey Hills in Melbourne.
• CATHS Visit to Her Majestys: Brian Miller and Peter Wolfenden record this well supported theatre inspection. Renamed Her Majestys in 1954, the theatre originally opened in 1886 as The Alexandra.
• The Armadale Picture Theatre: Ray Ryan remembers his childhood. A sliding section of roof opened on hot evenings.
• Cedric Ballantyne: Palaces To Order. Frank Van Straten talks about the man responsible for so many of the finest Cinemas, his life and his long productive career
• Surrey: Surrey Hills: Based on research by Henry Jamieson, this story by Cameron Hall links to the previous edition (ISS.39) Victoria Theatres/Consolidated Theatres storyline supported by the Iss.40 front cover photograph.
• Argosy Murrumbeena - Ken Newell. Citing 'Progress of a Garden Suburb' (The Herald, May 1931) Ken describes aspects of the life of this theatre up to the time of its demolition around 1980.
• The Day I Stared in a Show. A lighthearted look at a life that might have been, by an adventurous Noel Kerr.
• A Night At The REX ctd. A series of CATHS members memories captured on film. Photographs by Jenny Pollard, Charlton, and Jim Barrand.
• Marvellous Memories. Ross King adds a sequel to Peter Wolfenden's article 'Sunbury's First Pictures' in ISS.39, Edition 1 2003

ISS.41 · Edition 3 - 2003

• Front cover pic: The Regent. Collins Street. Photograph from the Fred Page Collection.
• Keeping Tabs. Will the front rag become a thing of the past? Bill Murdoch hopes not, although they seem to be an endangered species.
• Pennies for Heaven. Roger Seccombe looks at the rising price of admission. Or is it rising?
• The Apollo Glenferrie. A short life, revisited by Ian Smith. Originally known as Manresa Hall, the theatre boasted a Typhoon Ventilation System.
• Red Roses Tonight. The Codewords for theatre staff to warn of imminent air raid activity. Guy Murdoch traces many of the actions and reactions within theatres during Britain's wartime period.
• Lawrence Brothers - Another Perspective. Ern Bruhn, mentioned in our previous Lawrence Brothers articles (ISS.38 ISS.39) provides more detail.
• The Verne East Malvern. Ian Smith traces the history of this Lawrence re-launched theatre on Waverley Road at East Malvern. The Australian Playhouse subsequently used the building to 'foster the work of australians in all branches of theatre.....' That venture was shortlived.
• Cheltenham Theatres - Brian Hunt looks at the Cheltenham Memorial Hall and its varied usage. A Martin Powell Photograph(2001) depicts the building as a Female Fitness Centre. Some comparisons are provided with venues such as the Village Southland 16 Megaplex.
• McLeods New Movie Palace. June 7th 2003 saw the long awaited opening of the new McLeods Movie Palace. Reg Jones records the occasion in CinemaRecord.
• Marvellous Memories - The Surrey Years. Roderick Smith takes a nostalgic look back to the late fifties and early sixties.

ISS.42 · Edition 4 - 2003

• CATHS visits Andersons Cinemas. Brian MILLER records the July 13th 2003 visit to Melbourne's newest cinema complex - the Victoria Gardens Cinemas on the corner of Victoria and Burnley Streets at Richmond. Crying Rooms for infants, popular in the new cinemas in the Thirties, are a family friendly feature making a welcome return.
• Red Roses Tonight (Conclusion). This Fred PAGE sourced material based on the Guy BOLTON book Red Roses Every Night: An Account of London Cinemas Under Fire, Quality Press 1948, concludes in this issue. The place of the GRANADA Cinemas in wartime London, and the relationship between Cinema and loyal customer is well detailed here. Refer also to the preceding issues of CinemaRecord.
• Rose Coloured Glasses. Peter WILLIAMS records some of the upsides of working for Taylor-Taylor, Hobson, the precision lens manufacturer based in the UK Midlands. The acquisition by RANK did not improve the freebies.
• Theatre Images. Brian MILLER investigates slogans used by various Cinemas in their advertising logos.
• * IVANHOE THEATRE. Gary ROSS traces the history of this Kaberry and Chard stadium style cinema. Think what 20,000 Pounds would buy today. (For younger folk, think $40,000). One of possibly only two Victorian Cinemas from their design, the architects were more widely represented interstate. The article is accompanied by photographs of the facades, about 1930, and and interior shot taken about 1940.
• Tim ARMSTRONG follows Gary with Personal Memories of the Hoyts IVANHOE, beginning in 1967 with The Golden Blade (Rock HUDSON) Theatre Plan Views are included in the articles.
• Memories of the Kings - Fred PAGE. Fred's memories commence in 1942 with a 3KZ broadcast from the 'King's Theatre as a screening picture house'. A cutting referring to the change from live to screen was acquired by Fred some fifty years later. The Kings was not popular with all patrons. The theatre site became the Russell Cinemas complex.
• Peter WOOLNAGH's Photo request (Her Majesty's, Exhibition Street, 1911) is presented on Page 23.
• * A Salute to the State. This extensive set of articles with several contributors is supported by fourteen large photographs with very significant detail. A truly bumper issue.