| Reference Type |
Gold Coast History
newspaper
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| Title |
Early Drive for Entertainment |
| Author(s) | Adele Lewin |
| Section |
Gold Coast History |
| Town |
Gold Coast |
| State |
QLD |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-00-2009 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
1 |
| Comments |
The online article outlines the drive-in cinema culture within Queensland, dating back to 1957. The main feature being Sir Frank Sellecks involvement in the Burleigh theatre, which made news paper headlines state wide. |
| Synopsis |
The article is also available online at: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/07/23/130014_gold-coast-history.html
Goldcoast.com.au is powered by news and information engines of The Gold Coast Bulletin & Gold Coast Sun newspapers. It is a portal to everything Gold Coast - from breaking news to tide times. |
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| SIR FRANK SELLECK |
The idea of a drive-in theatre for the Gold Coast made headlines in the local paper when reporters discovered the then-lord mayor of Melbourne Sir Frank Selleck was one of the applicants seeking a permit to establish a facility.
When the Melbourne mayor's Burleigh theatre proposal was approved in September, 1957, it made front page news in The South Coast Bulletin.
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