Sun Pictures movie theatre Broome, WA: The world's oldest outdoor cinema

By David Whitley
Updated February 26 2017 - 1:23am, first published 12:15am
Sun Pictures, the oldest outdoor cinema in the world. Photo: Tourism Western Australia
Sun Pictures, the oldest outdoor cinema in the world. Photo: Tourism Western Australia
The most interesting nostalgia trip, however, comes in the old black and white photos dotted in amongst the movie memorabilia. Photo: Sun Pictures
The most interesting nostalgia trip, however, comes in the old black and white photos dotted in amongst the movie memorabilia. Photo: Sun Pictures
Another quirky activity in Broome: Ride a camel along Cable Beach. Photo: supplied by John Rozentals
Another quirky activity in Broome: Ride a camel along Cable Beach. Photo: supplied by John Rozentals

Near the ticket booth, the old pensioned-off projectors stand on ceremony. They're showing their years, a little chipped and rusting, the one-time state-of-the-art lustre long gone. One is from 1926, back in the silent era, and looks like it would whimper and die if called back into action.

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