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Andamooka Drive-In Old Drive-In Road, Andamooka, SA

A unique piece of outback Australian cinema lore.

PHOTO courtesy of Chris Levi - There they were two 35mm projectors sitting on the verge in front of the Historic Miners cottage, or if you like directly opposite the Andamooka Post Office”. -

What makes his find interesting is that the Anamorphic lenses (which were once very valuable) are still attached to the projectors. A quick phone call to Andamooka and I find the projectors came out of the (now closed) Andamooka Drive in theatre.

The projector heads were made locally by William Viking Benbow. (known as Bill Benbow Heads) - The Drive-in was run by Gino Scopel and his wife, Sylvana, they formally acquired and took over the operations of the Andamooka Drive-In cinema in 1971.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -