CAARP
Cinema and Audience Research Project

The Empire Hall was initially licenced for general community purposes however regular picture exhibition occurred under various exhibitors from at least 1917 until 1959. In 1959 the building was purchased by the Northern Suburbs Leagues Club (Parkinson 1995, pp 49-51).

References:
Parkinson, R 1995, Gauffered Velour: a history of motion picture exhibition and picture theatres in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, 1897-1994, Australian Theatre Historical Society, Campbelltown, NSW.

Thorne, R, Tod, L & Cork, K 1996, Movie Theatre Heritage Register for New South Wales 1896 – 1996, Department of Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney.