Historical information

Mirrabooka means Southern Cross. The Melbourne Movie Club was established for those interested in Moving Pictures and all its branches. 'A place to go to spend a few leisure hours, a select dance, parties, picnics, amusements, to learn the art of picture acting and make up, to take part in the Company's productions, dramatic art, to have a jolly good time, etc.'

The Melbourne Movie Club has a spacious premises at 184 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, with a floor space of 10,000 square feet, where scenes and sets were erected for the use of Club Members. The Club had full moving picture producing equipment such as big light plant, stage effects, scenery, and cameras.

The Melbourne Movie Club saw themselves ad the nursery and basis for a National Film Industry.

.1) The secretary was Burnard W. Morey (AICA), the director was L. Morton, and the Managing director of Mirrabooka Films was James Weston.

.2) The Managing Director was Louis Morton, the director was Ivan Morton, the Manager Robert Spencer and the organiser and Producer was W. Winford.

Physical description

Two booklets relating to the Melbourne Movie Club.

.1) Eight page white booklet of the Melbourne Movie Club - The Mirrabooka Films Pty Ltd. The booklet discusses the place of film in Australia.

.2) Eight page pink booklet of the Melbourne Movie Club.