New Empire Cinema (Bowral)

This article is about the cinema in Australia. For other uses, see New Empire Cinema.

The New Empire Cinema is a cinema in Bowral, New South Wales.

Also known as the Empire Theatre, and Empire Pictures,[1] and open since 1915,[2] it is the oldest continuously running cinema in mainland Australia.[3] At times over the years, the title has defaulted to New Empire[4] and there have been similarly named establishments in other Australian states.[5][6]

The New Empire currently[when?] has four screens, and can hold up to 560 people. The cinema is run by Richard Ruhfus, David Graham and Gerard Aiken, and a staff of 24 employees.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Empire Pictures, Bowral". Robertson Advocate. Vol. 30, no. 36. New South Wales, Australia. 8 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "The Empire Theatre". Robertson Advocate. Vol. 28, no. 73. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Meyers, Jackie; Lambrechts, Linda; Lee, Victoria; Fairfax Regional Media (issuing body) (2015), Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Empire Cinema, Bowral, NSW Fairfax Regional Media, retrieved 16 February 2024
  4. ^ "New Empire". The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder. Vol. 20, no. 1746. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Adelaide - "New Empire Theatre". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. XLIII, no. 11890. South Australia. 5 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Launceston, Tasmania "New Empire Theatre". Daily Telegraph. Vol. XXX, no. 11. Tasmania, Australia. 13 January 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.