Odeon Petersham
49 New Canterbury Road,
Sydney,
NSW
2049
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Odeon Theatre Petersham 49 New Canterbury Road, Sydney, NSW - The opening Ceremony on 15 February 1947 for the launching of the National Cinema Club for Boys & Girls. Cinesound News covered the event.
Photo- Sam Hood photographic collection - Photographic images copied from glass and cellulose nitrate
Norman Rydge (chairman/managing director of Greater Union) can be seen standing left of doorway taking part in the opening ceremony.
Mini Bio - In 1937, Norman Rydge has appointed as chairman/managing director, bringing Greater Union, after some earlier losses, a modest profit in 1939 and further growth during the Second World War. Norman Rydge was a 37-year-old accountant in that time; he had been one of Australia’s leading tax consultants.
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