CAARP
Cinema and Audience Research Project

A newspaper article in The Argus dated 2 August 1915 references the venue. Article summary: about 40 or 50 picture theatres in Melbourne and the suburbs were involved in raising money for the Australia Day Fund. One of the theatres that participated in the scheme was Bowman's Pictures, West Melbourne.

Operation dates based on first and last listing in Sands & Mc Dougall.

Venue: Other Information
listed in the Sands and Mc Dougall 1913 directory as 'Bowman's Open-air' at 420 King Street West Melbourne and the in 1915 as 'Bowman's Picture Pavilion' at 22 Roden Stree west Melbourne

References
Catrice, D. 1991. Cinemas in Melbourne 1896-1942. Thesis (M.A.) Monash University, 1991.

Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria.

'Picture theatres' effort', Argus, 2 August 1915, p. 10

Sands and Mc Dougall. Directory of Victoria. 1913-18.