My lifelong friend and colleague, Alfred Hayes, opened DeLarno's International Centre in the shopping heart of downtown Sydney, late April 1966. Opening and continuing stock was strongly supported from Christchurch. A second Sydney magic 'studio' was opened in Chinatown on the first day of 1970. DeLARNO'S DEN was exclusively designed for magicians only, being equipped with the latest video recording facility for teaching purposes. Many overseas magicians lectured there and a "junior club" was also hosted at the 'Den' for several years. It operated as a 'private magic place' for a little over a decade. The City Centre closed mid-1988, due pending demolition and a new style studio theatrette, again exclusive to magicians, opened and continued for almost ten years, ending DeLarno's name in the Australian magic scene.