Day 12
178 km between Longreach and Winton with only a few rest stops along the way.
In them there hills we will find dinosaurs tomorrow.
Q: Guess which connection is the most important given the 30+ degree temperature.
A: Electricity to power the air conditioner.
Some degree of shade is offered by the vegetation.
Old projection equipment is still in useable condition.
Glass slides which were accompanied by a 78 record soundtrack.
Cinema tonight
Side wall has a hump in it to stop the patrons from the hotel next door being able to watch a free movie.
Candy bar sells bags of jaffas some of which are eaten while the remainder are rolled down the sloping floor or thrown at people I front. Yes we did roll them but my inability to throw saved those a few rows in front of us.
Waltzing Matilda sung to slides
Local advertising slides with spoken audio
A Cartoon was the perfect ending.
Updating the blog.
The Theatre Royal which is the second oldest open air theatre in Australia, the other is in Broome.
I have a memory of visiting this theatre in the late 1970’s
Start of historical tourOld projection equipment is still in useable condition.
Glass slides which were accompanied by a 78 record soundtrack.
Cinema tonight
And the show begins
Local advertising slides with spoken audio

























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