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	<title>The Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television</title>
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	<description>Preserving the Heritage of  Australia’s Moving Image Industries</description>
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		<title>Senate inquiry to press ABC over job and program cuts</title>
		<link>http://ammpt.asn.au/home/2011/08/30/senate-inquiry-to-press-abc-over-job-and-program-cuts-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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ABC TV reported in 2008, that they had their most successful ratings year ever.

A long list of ABC TV&#8217;s home-made favourite programs achieved their highest audience ever that year, including Media Watch, Gardening Australia, Collectors, Can We Help and At The Movies.

Kim Dalton, the ABC&#8217;s Director of Television said in 2008 that, &#8220;…our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seventeen Point Five millimetre film format</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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At the AMMPT meeting on Wednesday 17th August, 2011, Ian Stimson gave a presentation on  the history of almost forgotten film gauges, of which 17.5 mm was one.


As I started out to research this subject I had not realised how long this film format had been in use. It started in 1890&#8217;s and used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving our Cinema and Television Heritage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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It could be asked what priority does society give to preserving our heritage? For if it wasn&#8217;t for the advances in the past, there would be no building blocks for the future.


Some one had to be the pioneers, to accept the challenges and forge ahead so that we now can benefit.  How sad it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMMPT Members in Action at the historic Cygnet Cinema</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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In 2007, AMMPT member Richard Ashton wrote and directed a documentary on the activities of a band of cinema and TV pioneers. One segment related to the dedicated team who congregate one Sunday each month to conduct screenings of classic movies from the heyday of Hollywood. The nostalgic venue for these former big studio productions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tribute to Hedley Sims (1937-2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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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 Sims. While not unexpected due to a prolonged and courageous battle in recent years with cancer, the local cinema community felt a great sadness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Committee up-date and May meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 04:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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Dear AMMPT members and industry friends,


This is to advise of the impending departure of Vice President Harry Smith when he leaves to take up permanent residence in New Zealand in the near future.


 
Harry Smith


Registrar Ross McDonald has agreed to take over Harry&#8217;s position as VP of both the WR branch and on the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution of TV Cameras and Video Recording</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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The ABC&#8217;s Can We Help? Episode 5: Then and Now segment deals with the history of TV cameras and how they have evolved over the last 50 years. There&#8217;s also an insiders look at one of the ABC&#8217;s news studios. As AMMPT had some input to the production, it should be of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vale John Bowring a.c.s.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Dear AMMPT Members and supporters,


It is with a great deal of personal sadness that I  must report on 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 supplier, Melbourne based LEMAC and subsequently opening a branch office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Distant Lens &amp; Age of Invention</title>
		<link>http://ammpt.asn.au/home/2011/04/11/the-distant-lens-age-of-invention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cinemas]]></category>

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There will be historical film screenings at the site of the Wireless Hill Telecommunications Museum, Western Australia, on Wednesday May 18 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.


The City of Melville’s Museums &#38; Local History Service together with The Australian Museum of Motion Pictures &#38; Television (Inc) will be holding two screenings of WA focused films [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA Screen Awards Special on WTV Channel 44</title>
		<link>http://ammpt.asn.au/home/2011/04/05/482/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken</dc:creator>
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 Diana Warnock and Damien Spiccia &#8211; Winner of the Bill Warnock Award

See the glamour of the red carpet, the drama of the awards ceremony, the joy of the winners and the buzz of the party!


WTV has put together a half-hour special capturing the highlights of the 2011 WASA&#8217;s. It was great night for the [...]]]></description>
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