Queensland Brewery Ltd

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Queensland Brewery Ltd was a company that operated a brewery in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

File:StateLibQld 1 91556 Advertisement for Bulimba Gold Top beer, Queensland.jpg

File:StateLibQld 1 108884 Queensland Brewery premises on Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, ca. 1920.jpg

File:StateLibQld 1 106588 Parade of military vehicles through the streets of Brisbane, July 1942.jpg

Originally, the brewery was based at Bulimba in Brisbane, Queensland,(now known as Teneriffe) in on the western bank of the Bulimba Reach of the Brisbane River and was known as the Eagle Brewery. In May 1883, Messrs Tooth and Company sold the Eagle Brewery and Sugar Refinery to Mr Huesman and partners for £15,500.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28374493 |title=QUEENSLAND. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=23 May 1883 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19791312 |title=Current News. |newspaper=The Queenslander |date=26 May 1883 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=805 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

In August 1884 at the Brisbane Exhibition, the Queensland Brewing Company Limited won prizes for its draught malt ale, draught XXX ale, draught porter, bottled malt ale and bottled porter.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3433316 |title=OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=21 August 1884 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

The Queensland Brewery Ltd company appeared to be established in 1888 (its 25th annual report being released in 1913).{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126318468 |title=FINANCE, COMMERCE, MINING . |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney |date=27 July 1913 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} At some point, it was renamed Queensland Brewery. In 1901, it was producing draught beer as well as two bottled beers known as "Silver top" and "Gold top".{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82264694 |title=The Brewing Industry. |newspaper=Warwick Examiner and Times |location=Qld. |date=15 May 1901 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=2 Supplement: Special Supplement to the WARWICK EXAMINER & TIMES |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

In 1906, it relocated to Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley (a landmark observed by motorists as they entered the Story Bridge from the northside), although the bridge did not open until 1940.

In the early 1940s, the company built a new headquarters and wine and spirit store at 501 Ann Street in Fortitude Valley.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40932061 |title=Fine New Headquarters for Queensland Brewery, Ltd. |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |location=Brisbane |date=15 October 1940 |access-date=4 February 2015 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Designed in the Functionalist style with Art Deco motifs, the Queensland Brewery Company Building is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.{{cite QHR|14855|Credit Union Australia Building|600080|access-date=1 August 2014}}

In 1961, the company was taken over by Carlton & United Breweries. In 1993, the brewery was relocated to Yatala.{{cite web|title='How did we get here?': A Short History of Brewing in Brisbane|url=http://www.brisbanebeertours.com/brisbane-brewing-history/|work=Broadening Your Beer Horizons|publisher=Brisbane Beer Tours|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328050914/http://www.brisbanebeertours.com/brisbane-brewing-history/|url-status=live}}

Bulimba Brewery Challenge Cup

In 1904 the Ipswich and West Moreton Rugby Union senior clubs played for the Bulimba Brewery Challenge Cup. "This magnificent silver trophy of rather unique design, with staghorn handles, was on view in Mr. Sam Green's window, Brisbane street, Ipswich."{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124407666|title=Football and Other Notes.|date=13 August 1904|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|access-date=11 June 2019|issue=6791|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XLVI|page=5|via=National Library of Australia}}

The Cup was won by St Paul's Football Club of the St Paul's Young Men's Society. "Mr. Roots, as captain of the football club, presented to the president, to hold for the society, the handsome Bulimba Cup, won last season. It was adorned with the club's colours and had been tastefully engraved at Mr. W. T. Pratt's establishment with the words "Presented to St. Paul's Young Men's Society by St. Paul's Football Club," with the date. Mr. Harris suitably replied on behalf of the society, and complimented the footballers on their prowess."{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124408256|title=St. Paul's Young Men's Society.|date=22 October 1904|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|access-date=11 June 2019|issue=6821|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XLVI|page=12|via=National Library of Australia}}

The Bulimba Cup, again provided by the Queensland Brewery, was first competed for in 1925 by the Rugby League.{{cite news |date=30 November 1925 |title=TOOWOOMBA. |page=11 |newspaper=Daily Mail |issue=7412 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217648321 |accessdate=24 January 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=21 April 1924 |title=FOOTBALL. |volume=LXIII |page=9 |newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette |issue=95 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article253775680 |accessdate=24 January 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}