Historical information

John “Jack” Horace Jackson, the founder of the Sunshine Cinematic Society, was a long‑time Sunshine resident, a Harvester Works employee and owner of his own engineering company, and one of the suburb’s earliest and most important amateur filmmakers.

He had his home private picture theatre called The Gladina at his Withers Street house and was the creator of numerous films showing Sunshine landmarks, construction works, and community life.

Significance

John Jackson was an avid film and radio enthusiast who documented everyday life in Sunshine from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Physical description

Scanned picture

Inscriptions & markings

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