Burleigh Drive-in, 1967

Burleigh Drive-in, 1967. From Gold Coast attractions, 1967, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Jericho Drive-in theatre, 2009

Jericho Drive-in theatre, 2009. Digital image by the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Copyright © Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Strand Cinema, Toowoomba, 1979

Strand Cinema, Toowoomba, 1979. Slide by Michael Keniger, Collection of the Fryer Library, University of Queensland

Collection of Fryer Library, University of Queensland

Drive-in cinema, Jericho, c1960

Drive-in cinema, Jericho, c1960. Slide by John Hampson, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Copyright © John Hampson and the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Foyer of Townsville Wintergarden theatre, c1930

Foyer of Townsville Wintergarden theatre with celebrity posters, c1930. Collection of Denis Cryle

Collection of Denis Cryle

Bundaberg Wintergarden theatre, c1930

Bundaberg Wintergarden theatre showing stage and balconies, c1930. Wintergarden Tropical Theatres blended metropolitan sophistication with practical measures designed to accommodate tropical and sub-tropical conditions. Along with elaborate lighting and ventilation systems, the regional picture palaces helped transform cinema-going into a leisure activity more akin to theatre-going. Denis Cryle Collection 

Collection of Denis Cryle

Regional cinema

Cinema in regional Queensland provided generations of cinema-goers with increased opportunities for leisure, entertainment and social interaction.

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