Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema; Meet Me in St. Louis.
Pictures In Motion The Film and Television Museum is holding a film screening of Meet Me In St. Louis. The movie relates the story of the Smith family in St.
11/01/2025
Richard Ashton
The sad passing of TVW veteran Richard Ashton by Ken McKay. Richard was a good mate of many who had a passion for television history and many other subjects including
22/11/2024
PIM’s TV News Exhibition at Wireless Hill
Television News Exhibition: Analogue to Algorithm Opening Ceremony is at 3 pm on Sunday 21st January 2023 Step into the captivating world of broadcast news at the summer exhibition at
20/01/2024
1959-1975 Channel Seven by John Quicke former Chief Engineer Channel 7 Perth Part Three- Channel Seven continued.
This is a photograph of a truck delivering our locomotive for the museum at Channel Seven. The Karringup Bowl outside broadcast , where we had the Mini Moke
08/01/2024
1959-1975 Channel Seven by John Quicke former Chief Engineer Channel 7 Perth Part Two- covering the British Commonwealth and Empire Games 1962
Paul Rigby(1924-2006) was an Australian cartoonist who started work at the Perth Daily News in 1952. These cartoons show the coverage of the commotion on the track at September 1962
08/01/2024
1959-1975 Channel Seven by John Quicke former Chief Engineer Channel 7 Perth Part One- Building the first Outside Broadcast van for Channel 7.
This is possibly the first Christmas card from Channel 7 sent to staff with the photograph of the building when it opened in 1959. Invitation to an Hawaiian Luau 1972
08/01/2024
Members of PIM moving and packing 12 pallets of film into a new storage place
There is a small group of volunteers who are currently moving our 16mm Film Library and some projectors out of the home of one of our long time Members Graeme
10/11/2023
Darcy Farrell
Tribute to Darcy Farrell (Thank you to Ken McKay) Perth’s first television News Director Darcy Farrell explains the origins of the TV News Room in Perth, following it through the
29/09/2022
Renovating, Exhibiting, Educating, Maintaining and Cataloguing at PIM
Pictures in Motion has a mammoth job to do in equipment films and memorabilia relating to Western Australia’s cinema and television heritage. Volunteers have always been our most valuable source
15/09/2022
The Story of British Pathé – The Birth of the News | Full Documentary
The Birth of the News. A fascinating introduction to the history of the pioneering newsreel company British Pathé which documented all aspects of everyday life in Britain and around the
16/08/2022
John Harper-Nelson 1922-2022
HARPER-NELSON, JOHN John Harper-Nelson began his career with the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) shortly after his arrival in Perth in 1962 and has since worked as an ABC announcer on
10/08/2022
HISTORY OF PATHE NEWSREELS-In Focus meeting Wednesday 17th August at 7.30pm
The History of Pathe Newsreels from 1910 to 1970 will be presented at PIM’s next In Focus meeting at Fred Bell Hall, Fred Bell Parade, St James. Following the talk
08/08/2022
Film Photo Display from Metro Theatre William St Perth
In 2018, AMMPT Western Region ( now known as Pictures in Motion) was donated an extraordinary large collection of books and photos relating to early Picture Theatres, Movies andActors. These
21/06/2022
The Collection at Pictures in Motion Part 2
June 2022 In Our Collection No 2 One of the dilemmas for Pictures in Motion has been correctly recording the sheer volume of artifacts donated and collected over the years.
21/06/2022
The Collection at Pictures in Motion
Recently Catalogued While every object in our extensive collection has a story behind it and many objects are of great significance to cinema or television in Western Australia there are
21/06/2022
In-Focus Meeting 15 June 2022. Part One of the story of Perth’s Telethon.
The Story of Telethon The Pictures in Motion Museum of Film and Television, which is run by veterans of our industry and has a remarkable collection of both television sand
23/05/2022
In-Focus Presentation held on April 20th 2022
InFocus Wednesday 20th April 2020 A Pictorial History of the Pictures in Motion Museum of Film and Television. Formally known as The Australian Museum of Motion Picture & Television (Inc), this
14/04/2022
WHO WAS LESLIE EDWARD WALDRON?
Written by John Fuhrmann (April 2011) Imagine yourself as a Perth resident in 1928. Just before Al Jolson sang his famous Mammy and inaugurated the talkie film era at Sir
12/03/2022
Shaftesbury (1911-1924), Luxor (1925-1944), Tivoli (1944-1949), Perth Ice Palais (1949-1955), Canterbury Court (1955-1992)
One historic Perth theatre is often forgotten… A theatre that fluctuated between live and film performances, until becoming an ice rink followed by a popular ballroom. It was built in
12/03/2022
11/03/2022
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PART 1
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TV PART 1 SHARE BY JEANNINE BAKER This is the first part of a 5-part series, The Women Who Made Australian Television, written and curated
19/01/2022
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PART 2 – Behind the Scenes: Women Technicians | NFSA
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PART 2 SHARE BY JEANNINE BAKER This is the second article in a 5-part series on women’s contribution to early Australian television production.This series
18/01/2022
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PART 3
In the third of a five-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker celebrates some of the female producers and directors working in Australian television in the 1950s, 60s and 70s BY JEANNINE
18/01/2022
THE WOMEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PART 4
BY JEANNINE BAKER This is the fourth article in a 5-part series on women’s contribution to early Australian television production. Please follow the link From the earliest days of television broadcasting, programs
17/01/2022
Joseph Henry Perry Australian Cinema Pioneer
Re-discovering the film legacy of Australian cinema pioneer, Joseph Henry Perry.
10/01/2022
Keith Rutherford interview on 720
ABC Radio’s Sam Carmody spoke to Keith Rutherford, the Film Librarian at the Pictures in Motion Film and Television Museum, located at the Sunset Heritage Precinct in Dalkeith, Western
20/10/2021
Barrie King
The Quiet Achiever. Collector and Film Historian Click here to read ‘Barrie King: The Quiet Achiever’ by Ian Stimson Barrie King 1 Barrie King 2
05/08/2021
Victoria Park Cinemas
Victoria Park is the eastern gateway to the City of Perth where three arterial roads: Albany Highway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, and the Causeway Bridge meet. Settlement started in
01/06/2021
Early History of the Moving Image presented April 2001
As part of Museum Week, the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) conducted a public presentation with demonstrations of very early equipment. Featured wase a shadow puppet theatre,
14/03/2021
Richard Ashton’s Story Part One
While I was in Melbourne, the filming of the feature movie On the Beach was being shot. If you look carefully at the Elizabeth Street scene where Ava Gardener gets out of
18/01/2021
Richard Ashton’s Story Part Two
1972. The first time a Disney on Parade arena show that had been produced outside America was done by Channel 7 Perth. It was the brainchild of Brian Treasure. He
17/01/2021
More about activities at the Sunset Heritage Precinct in Dalkeith
There is a considerable amount of activity taking place at the Sunset Heritage Precinct in Dalkeith, with team members of the Pictures in Motion Film and Television Museum busy adding
02/11/2020
Australia Vs the USA in the supply of early Cinema equipment.
Richard Ashton’s Presentation on pioneering Australian Cinema equipment manufacturers. Though Australia was a significant pioneers of full length movies, the fledgling Australian film industry was eventually overwhelmed by the American
21/11/2019
03/11/2019
John Cranfield interviews Jocelyn Treasure on Curtin Radio
John Cranfield interviews Jocelyn Treasure on Curtin Radio – The VIDEO To remember the early days, John Cranfield, in a very special interview, talks with Jocelyn Treasure wife
24/10/2019
Film and Television Museum
Since its inception in 2004, our film and television museum group has been busy celebrating important historical milestones.2006 was the 50th anniversary of television in Australia, which was celebrated with
23/10/2019
Members in Action
Thanks to Richard Ashton, the original and full version of “Members in Action”, made in 2007 has been located and is now uploaded to YouTube.“Pictures in Motion – Museum of
04/09/2019
PICTURES IN MOTION at Sunset, featured in Chronicle, an award winning Presentation Short Documentary Film.
PICTURES IN MOTION at Sunset, Featured in Chronicle, an award winning Presentation Short Documentary Film. In the last two months of 2017 the Sunset AMMPT working Bee team was approached
16/06/2019
Eulogy to Max Bostock by Harvey Deegan
Eulogy to Max Bostock (1927-2018) by Harvey DeeganOne man at TVW Channel 7 in Perth was pivotal to many big television productions from Western Australia. Particularly their origins and success.*
17/02/2019
ABC’s heritage listed Basil Kirke Studio
The redevelopers had proposed to enhance both the public access and use of the ‘Basil Kirke’ studios by creating a separate lot upon which the studios are sited, and transfer
17/02/2019
Bauer Projectors
Ravindra Bhalerao writes “I have just been on the museum site of the AMMPT and was delighted to find a society devoted to the history and technology of the motion
15/10/2018
David Johnston OAM, Renowned Theatre Organist
On 12th August, 2018 at 2pm Internationally renowned organist David Johnston OAM, accompanied by historic footage from the golden years of Television, presented Sixty Years of Television. David featured the Mighty
29/09/2018
Western Australian Film Preservation
Western Australian Film Preservation The Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television Film Library has donated 24 Titles on 29 reels of 16mm film from its collection to the State
29/09/2018
Patricia Mc Intosh (nee Stephenson)
Patricia Mc Intosh (nee Stephenson) of Mount Claremont Patricia Stephenson (24 Sept 1955 – 14 Jun 2018) former cast member of Stars of The Future has passed away aged 62 years. A Service
14/09/2018
Anthony (Tony) G Evans
ANTHONY G EVANS (1931-2018) Born 6 July 1931 died 3 January 2018 aged 86, journalist and author Anthony (Tony) Evans worked as a writer, reporter, presenter and producer for ABC
12/03/2018
Roy Mudge and his own Princess Theatre
Retired projectionist Roy Mudge, has worked for 50 years in Perth, Fremantle, suburban and drive-in Cinemas… including the Piccadilly, The Grand, Theatre Royal and The Ambassadors, after beginning as a
06/01/2018
TV 1959-2017
1959 – 2017 WA Television Timeline In many ways there has been a merging of the technologies as computers, the internet and digital technology reshapes the landscape. Younger generations no
06/01/2018
The end of Channel Seven
Thanks to WA TV History for the following information WA TV History has provided
06/01/2018
John K Watts 1937-2017
John was educated at Maylands State School along with another football legend Graham Farmer. Like John, his father was a policeman and great gag teller. At age 19 he followed
18/06/2017
Helen Jamieson
In 2013, we had the opportunity to record the reminiscences of former ABC veterans Keith Gerrans, Helen Jamieson and Michaella Collingwood. Sadly, Helen Jamieson passed away on Boxing Day,
18/01/2017
Channel Nine’s New Home
Monday 19th September, 2016, is the first day of Channel Nine Perth’s operation from its new home at the top of St George’s Terrace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAiu0FqaZvE Preview YouTube video Highlights of
06/01/2017
AMMPT Presentation – Re-Presenting the Past
The Australian Museum of Moving Picture and Television, Western Region, will present a program of films and videos from its collection which illustrates aspects of Perth’s cultural heritage. The
07/10/2016
Michael Shrimpton
Michael Shrimpton, the man who created Countdown, has died after a battle with cancer. Shrimpton was Executive Producer of Countdown. Countdown ran from 1974 to 1987, launching the careers
21/09/2016
Ambassadors Theatre
Thank you to TVhistory for the photos. -1929 nla.news-page4371926.pdfAmbassadors
14/08/2016
AMMPT Updates And News
Events & News Former Managing Director of TVW Enterprises, Kevin Campbell, has kindly gifted two artworks to the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television, Western Australia. The first is a
14/08/2016
Cremorne Theatre
https://picturesinmotion.com.au/cinema-history/NEW thank you to Ken McKay on updating the history of Cremorne Theatre Cremorne Theatre…. the second venue in Perth to show moving pictures. Often overlooked in the history of
14/08/2016
J Barrey Williams
J Barrey Williams J Barrey Williams spent the first 20 years of his working life in the television industry, starting as a “props boy” on the legendary eastern states
14/08/2016
Turmoil in the WA Television Industry during the 1980s
The Turbulant 1980s Era of WA Television https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-bIjCXFGw When television first started in Australia in 1956, the four commercial licenses were granted to newspaper proprietors, in both Sydney and
20/04/2016
The Coming of Synchronised Sound to WA Cinemas
On Wednesday 16th of March 2016, Perth science-teacher-turned-history-author and founder of the Light and Sound Discovery Centre, Richard Rennie, gave a presentation to the members of the Australian Museum of
20/03/2016
Jan Vermazen
Tribute to Jan Vermazen and an era of Film Jan Vermazen Jan Vermazen was one of the original Channel Seven Perth employees, and a very important person during the film
27/12/2015
Barry Daniel
The sad passing of Barry Daniel Tribute to Barry Daniel and The World of Football The World of Football format started in WA when TVW News boss Darcy Farrell made
27/12/2015
Putting on the pictures in Mt Barker and Albany
Norman Gordon Mills was a projectionist in Mt Barker and Albany
18/09/2015
About Cinema Web
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand
31/08/2015
Cinema Web: Agnew to Augusta
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Agnew to Augusta
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Baker’s Hill to Byford
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Baker’s Hill to Byford
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Cadoux to Currambine
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Cadoux to Currambine
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Dalkeith to Dwellingup
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Dalkeith to Dwellingup
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Esperance to Fremantle
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns Esperance to Fremantle
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Gabbin to Gwelup
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Gabbin to Gwelup
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Hall’s Creek to Joondalup
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Hall’s Creek to Joondalup
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Kalamunda to Kwinana
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Kalamunda to Kwinana
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Lake Grace to Leonora
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Lake Grace to Leonora
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Maddington to Mundijong
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Maddington to Mundijong
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Nabawa to Osborne Park
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Nabawa to Osborne Park
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Palgarup to Port Hedland
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Palgarup to Port Hedland
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Perth City
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the entire Perth city.
31/07/2015
Cinema Web: Quairading to Tuart Hill
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Quairading to Turat Hill
15/07/2015
Cinema Web: Useless Loop to Yuna
CinemaWeb is a Western Australian database that provides photographs and details about picture theatres, drive ins and cinemas throughout Western Australia. It was donated to AMMPT by Dr Ina Bertrand . This post covers the towns of Useless Loop to Yuna
14/07/2015
The End of TVW Seven
Thank you to Ken McKay, Andrew Bainbridge and the team at TV History for providing AMMPT with the following photos of the demolition of TVW Seven. AMMPT was able to to
04/07/2015
Rare Vintage Australian Made 35mm Projector
The significance of these images are very important to show recognition for the ongoing work of our passionate AMMPT volunteers like Barry Goldman. .
22/06/2015
Princess Theatre
https://picturesinmotion.com.au/cinema-tv-museum/cinema-history-2/Princess Theatre. Most of our original cinemas have disappeared in both Perth and Fremantle, though the building of one remains in the port city,
24/05/2015
Capitol Radio; Capital Events
This interview was first broadcast on Thursday April 2nd, 2015, on the Capital Radio 101.7 FM show called Capital Events presented by Dale James and Tony Howes. More about
06/04/2015
Life and Work on the Other Side of Your TV Screen
Engineering TVW7 in the 1960s and 1970s http://watvhistory.com/2015/03/life-and-work-on-the-other-side-of-your-tv-screen/ The Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) not only conduct the Sunday morning Classic Movies at the Cygnet Cinema once
25/03/2015
The Story Of A Building: The Queens, The Hoyts Regent and The Metro
The Story Of A Building: The Queens, The Hoyts Regent and The Metro The Queens Hall in William Street
08/03/2015
Hoyts Fremantle – Oriana Theatre
Hoyts Fremantle- Oriana Theatre. The Theatre opened on August 4th in 1938 with the picture ‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs”.
08/03/2015
Kevin Hooper. The Movies 1950-60’s
My time in the film industry in Perth from 1951-1961 I commenced working in the film industry in 1951 when I was just 13 years of age. I was
21/02/2015
ABC radio and TV Perth (1960-2005)
Former ABC Radio and TV Studios in Perth, Western Australia (1960-2005) The ABC in Perth managed for many years with substandard accommodation until purpose built facilities were constructed for both
06/01/2015
Doug Burton
Douglas Joseph Burton MBE – what an extraordinary man, what an extraordinary life. Footballer, cricketer, baseballer, pilot, father, father-figure, grandfather, photographer extraordinaire and master planner.It won’t come as a surprise
13/11/2014
Cummings & Wilson Manual Recovered
Australian Biograph Designed ,Patented & Manufactured by CUMMINGS & WILSON WORKS & SHOWROOMS, 29 ALBERTA ST. SYDNEY PROJECTORS OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL An insight
10/11/2014
Assembling Cumming & Wilson Projectors E and D
Assembling Cumming & Wilson Model E No. 502 and Model D No. 328 Richard Ashton The next pictures show
09/11/2014
Cummings & Wilson Model E
The Cummings & Wilson Model E. This article covers photographs of models and assembly of the Model E. Taken from The C & W Manual written up by Richard Ashton. Other
08/11/2014
C&W Senior Model EH Film Gate and Model E H
C & W Seniors started in 1922 as model A, then came the B. there is no C, the next in 1927-28 as the D. Then came the E
07/11/2014
C&W Western Electric Floppy Drives
They were made so that any of the new sound reproducers like Western Electric systems for the “Talkies” could use theaters insisting on C&W projectors such as the Jazz Singer and
06/11/2014
C&W P5 Junior Projector
The portable was a brand new projector in 1932. It satisfied all the smaller theaters all over the country. They were less in price and affordable for a touring showman.
05/11/2014
The C&W Raycophone Portable P 5
C&W “Junior” fitted Raycophone portable projectors with the new C&W P5 projector head
04/11/2014
Cummings and Wilson Projectors
Written by Richard Ashton Part one The first Cummings and Wilson projectors were first made just after the First World War. A company partnership was formed to manufacture cinema projectors
03/11/2014
The Magic Lantern
The magic lantern used a concave mirror in back of a light source to direct as much of the light as possible through a small rectangular sheet of glass—a “lantern
28/10/2014
Peter Hartland
Peter Hartland (1927-2014) Late of 1A Pembroke St, Bicton WA 6157. Pioneering Western Australian Peter Hartland toured his marionette shows extensively throughout Australia – and on retirement passed the tradition, skill and
21/09/2014
Paddy Baker 1898-1986
Clarence Patrick (Paddy) Baker (1898-1986), picture-show man and theatre proprietor, was born in 1898 at
14/08/2014
Raycophone Sound Head
Ian Stimson says a sound head which has been sitting under one of my Australia projectors may be a very early experimental Raycophone Model. Read full Raycophone Sound Head article
04/08/2014
Eddie Herbert (- 2009)
It is with deep regret we note the passing of Eddie Herbert, the operator of the Cygnet Cinema in Como. A real gentleman and a true ambassador of the cinema
04/08/2014
Brian Williams
BRIAN WILLIAMS TVW PRODUCER DIRECTOR 1959 – 1967 and 1978 – 1979 Brian Williams came to Australia in 1951 and joined the ABC in Melbourne. He trained in television at
04/08/2014
TVW Opening – October 16th 1959
TVW Opening – October 16th 1959. Compiled by Richard Ashton. When it was announced that television would start in Western Australia there was much interest in the community. Many people
04/08/2014
Down The 8-Track
AMMPT Meeting Wed 15-10-2014 DOWN THE 8-TRACK History aspects by Richard Rennie. Technology aspects by Tony Smith Richard Rennie once again demonstrated rare items from his vast range of audio-visual collectables….this
01/08/2014
Peter Goodall and the Goodall family
Peter has been an AMMPT committee member in the past and strengthens the television background of the group. His experience provides a balance of expertise to the committee. Peter Goodall
31/07/2014
Theatre Organs
One of life’s great disappointments is that most of us were too young to truly appreciate the regular experience of attending those magnificent picture palaces of years gone by when
30/07/2014
The Seventeen Point Five Millimetre Film Format
This talk was given at the AMMPT meeting on Wednesday 17th August, 2011 by Ian Stimson. This was a presentation on the the history of almost forgotten film gauges, of which 17.5
25/07/2014
The Distant Lens & Age of Invention
The film ‘The Distant Lens’ is a Western Australian film treasure that includes early motion pictures of the State from about 1905 to 1950. ‘The Distant Lens’ is narrated by Alan
22/07/2014
Animation Devices
Thaumatrope The Thaumatrope was the first of many optical toys, popular in Victorian times, which provided animated entertainment until the development of modern cinema. Phenakistoscope The Phenakistoscope was an early
22/07/2014
Newsletters
Sight and Sound Newsletter Sight and Sound Newsletter is produced by Pictures In Motion -The Australian Museum of Motion Picture & Television. 2012Sight and Sound Issue 1 NovemberSight and Sound Issue
15/07/2014
Celebrate the best of Astor: 1982-2015
It is with heavy hearts that we make this announcement. In early 2015 the Astor Theatre in Melbourne as you know it will close its doors. By way of explanation
17/06/2014
50th Anniversary of Television in Western Australia: including a Message from Rolf Harris
50th Anniversary of Television in Western Australia: 2006 In 2006, it was the 50th anniversary of television in Australia. The Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) commemorated this occasion
17/06/2014
The Projectionists
AMMPT Western Region Inc. ‘inFocus’ Monthly Presentations During AMMPT’s March 2013 presentation titled “The Projectionists”, Roy Mudge, George Robinson and Bill Gaynor reminisced about their journey in the entertainment business.
12/06/2014
Cumming and Wilson Projectors Part Two
This is the second part of Richard Ashtons series on the Cumming and Wilson projectors and appeared in the March 2011 newsletter
28/01/2014
10/01/2014
Simplex Projectors
Considered “The Work Horse of the Industry”, Simplex Projectors is the oldest and most trusted name in film projection system, dating back to 1909.
10/01/2014
AMMPT(Western Region)Sundowner of TV and Cinema Veterans November 20th 2013
This was prepared for the November 20th, 2013, AMMPT(WR) Sundowner for members targeted at television and cinema veterans. Presentations were given by noted people within the performing arts industries. There
20/11/2013
The Golden Years of TVW Video Presentation for AMMPT
A friendly gathering of television veterans and cinema folk was kindly hosted by the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) on Wednesday 21st of August, 2013. A 51
28/08/2013
John Bowring
John Bowring by Darryl Binning The sudden death of a long time personal cinematographer colleague and a foundation interstate AMMPT member John Bowring A.C.S. John established the respected industry equipment
01/11/2012
Lindsay Peet (1939-2012)
AMMPT member Lindsay Peet recently had the honour of being made a Fellow of The Library Board of Western Australia, one of only 18 persons to receive this award since
01/11/2012
RON TUTT ( 1924-2011)
It is with great sadness that AMMPT notes the passing of Ron Tutt (1924-2011) a well known and respected Perth cinema identity. Ron was born in Tasmania where his father
01/11/2011
Hedley Sims (1937-2011)
If anyone had the ability to laugh, tell jokes and anecdotes in the face of adversity, especially his own, it was our long time and valued member of AMMPT, Hedley
15/06/2011
Past AMMPT(PIM) local events
National Science Week 2017 Wireless Hill Museum Date: Sunday 20 August 2017 Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm There were a number of displays on show which tracked various technology over the
18/05/2011
2011 Screen Awards
WA Screen Awards Special on WTV Channel 44 Diana Warnock and Damien Spiccia – Winner of the Bill Warnock Award See the glamour of the red carpet, the drama of
20/03/2011
John Davies (1915 – 2011)
John Davies passed away at a retirement village in Mandurah on February 9th 2011. Although never a member of AMMPT he was a major benefactor, donating $1000 to our cause
09/02/2011
50th Anniversary Of Busselton Drive in Theatre
A special event was planned to commemorate the legacy of the southwest’s pioneering traveling picture show man Allan Jones and of 50 years of continuous operation of
03/12/2010
Appeal to all TVW7
Re unionists Sunday 18th October 2009 certainly proved to be an event to be remembered, not only for the re-kindling of friendships with old ( I use the word “old”
18/10/2009
Information:
Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema; Meet Me in St. Louis.
Pictures In Motion The Film and Television Museum is holding a film screening of Meet Me In St. Louis. The movie relates the story of the Smith family in St.
Richard Ashton
The sad passing of TVW veteran Richard Ashton by Ken McKay. Richard was a good mate of many who had a passion for television history and many other subjects including
PIM’s TV News Exhibition at Wireless Hill
Television News Exhibition: Analogue to Algorithm Opening Ceremony is at 3 pm on Sunday 21st January 2023 Step into the captivating world of broadcast news at the summer exhibition at
1959-1975 Channel Seven by John Quicke former Chief Engineer Channel 7 Perth Part Three- Channel Seven continued.
This is a photograph of a truck delivering our locomotive for the museum at Channel Seven. The Karringup Bowl outside broadcast , where we had the Mini Moke