King Street by incorporating the site of the adjoining Hatte's Arcade. In August 1912 it was reported that Arcade Pictures at Newtown was to be formed into a company. In November 1912 regulations were gazetted in New South Wales "to govern the screening of cinematograph films" under the "Theatres and Public Halls Act, 1908". The new regulations specifically banned the exhibition of "successful crime such as bushranging, robberies, or other act of lawlessness, which might reasonably be considered as having an injurious influence on youthful minds". Motion picture programmes, together with a synopsis of each item, were required to be submitted to the police for inspection and approval (with a possible further requirement to screen the films "for the information of the police"). The regulations allowed for a penalty of up to £20 for a breach of the regulations. The Federated Picture Showmen's Association of New South Wales responded by issuing a lengthy circular arguing against the new censorship regulations. A subsequent statement by the Acting Colonial Secretary Frederick Flowers made it apparent the regulations were primarily targetting films that depicted "bushranging episodes", where the police are "frequently represented as acting in the most ridiculous and incompetent manner, and often as creators of crime". Flowers' statement supported the view by many in the industry that the negative representations of police in these films was a prime motivator of the changes. In late January 1913 the New South Wales Colonial Secretary James McGowen used his powers under section 27 of the "Theatres and Public Halls Act, 1908" to specifically prohibit the exhibition "of the cinematograph films entitled 'Thunderbolt' and 'Moonlite'". Section 27 authorised the Minister to prohibit "the holding of any public entertainment" (such as motion pictures) "if the Minister is of the opinion that it is fitting for the preservation of good manners and decorum". The banning of bushranger-themed films by government regulation in New South Wales coincided with a period of industry restructuring, with the large cinema exhibitors and film distribution network in Australia favouring American imports, leading to a decline in independent theatres and touring circuits and a reluctance to support Australian film production. In September 1913 Forsyth was recorded as a theatrical agent and manager of the Star Picture Palace at Parramatta. The war years and after Forsyth's occupation was recorded as an "Amusements Manager" when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Holsworthy in late-September