Though it was made in England, this projector made it over 15,000kms to the Koomooloo Station in South Australia. Situated on pastoral land in the Murray and Mellee region of South Australia, Koomooloo Station operated as a sheep station from 1868 and in 1951, this projector was bought to entertain workers during the shearing season. Luckily it has a vent at the back of the casing to keep it cool because if it was used inside a shearing shed the heat would’ve been insufferable.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO178588
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-04. Materiality → MI-04-C04
Measurements
355 x 440 x 245mm (min.)
Object Types
3D Object
Projection equipment/Film and television equipment