The Cinema And Theatre Historical Society of Australia Inc.
Gems from our Archive Collection
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We welcome donations of material relating to Australian and New Zealand Cinema and Theatre history.
Our archive holds a range of material relating to the history of Cinemas & Theatres, the people who worked in them and the equipment and techniques used.
However, we do not collect material relating to Movie Stars or Performers, unless it referenced the theatre in which it was screened.
A 1929 souvenir program for “The Jazz Singer”
Souvenir program for the 1961 re-release of “Gone With The Wind”
Chas E Blanks “Talkie Slides” record
A movie-goer’s scrap book
Picture Theatre News 1922
Paradise Theatre St Kilda 1912/13
State Theatre Melbourne souvenir booklet
Son of the Sheik at the Capitol (Melbourne) 1927
Charlie Chaplin in Circus Melb. Town Hall 1928
One of several “State News” magazines held in our archive 1930s
Theatre Royal (Melb) program guide 1921
His Majesty’s Theatre 1929