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
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
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
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
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
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
Putting on the pictures in Mt Barker and Albany
Norman Gordon Mills was a projectionist in Mt Barker and Albany
18/09/2015
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
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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