Hi Rob, all these years later I discovered your (ha) new post.
wow, you've now solved so many mysteries here. I always suspected that the maze may have been bigger in its hey day. I wondered if the machine room was an addition with the times and the maze its self down sized. All I can say is, wow, it must have been awesome in it peak when you saw it, I cant imagine how awe inspiring it would have been taking up the whole area and an upstairs/down stairs configuration. I can really understand your fascination with the place as a youngster as it fascinated and in a way like you, haunted me for decades and I only saw it as fraction of its' wonder. Thank you for your vivid description, your detailed picture you painted really took me back and made sense to how it must have looked. Thank you.
Yes that Dragon video was in front of the entrance and how I remember it, as that video was shot in '76 the year I stopped going there. So definitely different to how you remembered how it used to be pre video games room.
I know it's a few years after your last post and this may not even reach you, but incase it has, Id love to see that sketch of your memories of this unique and truly bizarre place in Sydney' s history. It seems Im as fascinated as you and has made the same impact on our lives and memories - nice to meet a kindred spirit. Hope this reply finds you well and that passion still burning for such nostalgia.
Cheers. Penny