Embassy Theatre
11 Wellington Street,
Baradine,
NSW
2396
11 Wellington Street,
Baradine,
NSW
2396
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Located in the small central N.S.W. town of Baradine, to the north of Dubbo. The Embassy Theatre opened in 1930 both as a cinema and a community centre; movies were shown until sometime in the 1960’s. The building is now occupied by a hardware store.
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There is some additional historical detail and a picture here; the picture will enlarge if clicked upon.
A photo of a wedding reception that once occurred in the Embassy Theatre can be seen here.
Last time I drove through Baradine, the theatre was used as a coffee shop. Sadly, the shop was closed and I don’t know if was just there too early for it to be open or if it was closed down. A shame, because I would have gone in for a coffee if it was open and had a sticky-beak!
The local newspaper refers to this as “the new Embassy Theatre” on 27th June, 1936, however I cannot find an actual opening date. Apparently, the Embassy was equipped for sound right from the start.
The Embassy was built to replace the rather small Memorial Hall in the town, for dances and other events, but “the pictures” always took priority.
Sometimes, social events were delayed waiting for the picture show to finish. But then the seats were pushed back and the social event would continue into the early hours!
The hardware store is called Baradine Hardware.