Hindmarsh Brewery

The Hindmarsh Brewery was founded c. 1844 in Hindmarsh, South Australia, by E. J. F. "Fred" Crawford, who lost possession of the business in 1859, then re-established it on a different site before becoming bankrupt. It was then taken over by Henry Haussen and George Catchlove, and was successfully operated by them and their successors until 1927.

The Hindmarsh Brewery has been touted as the first in the colony, but others almost certainly predated it: there was

and around the same time:

Edward James Frederick "Fred" Crawford (c. 1809 – 8 May 1880) and George Tinline were partners in a brewery, which by 1844 was producing an ale of marketable quality. From that year on, Tinline's name did not appear with reference to the brewery; though it is likely that being a banker, his interest in the business was only ever financial, and remained so. The brewery then operated as "Crawford Brothers", though the name of no brother ever appeared in connection with the brewery. James Field Crawford (1815 – 24 May 1906), the explorer, and Thomas George Tremlett Crawford (c. 1825 – 5 September 1911) were brothers, for whom Mt. Crawford may have been named. T. G. T. Crawford may have been the Thomas George Crawford of Newbridge Brewery which wound up in 1876.

The brewery was situated on Lot 83, Manton Street, Hindmarsh, which Crawford leased from Daniel Cudmore, and later purchased; the area today bounded by Orsmond, Milner, and Manton streets, and Crawford Lane.

In 1850 Crawford purchased from Luther Scammell a strip of land, soon dubbed Brewery Lane, for better access from the Port Road to his brewery. At a later date this was known as Kangaroo Lane, and is now Crawford Lane.

In 1861 he purchased the brewery founded in 1859 by Watson & Borrers, on Hindmarsh Lot 162 on nearby Richards Street. and taken over the following year by the short-lived partnership of Bauer & Coulthard.

Crawford was an avid real estate speculator, which may have been the cause of his bankruptcy in 1867 after four years of drought and recession, and he departed for Ararat, Victoria out of reach of his creditors. The property was purchased by Haussen & Catchlove.

In 1869 E. J. F. Crawford founded the Crawford and Moyle brewery, later Crawford Brothers, and did much to encourage local hop growing. The brewery closed sometime before 1875 and he was employed at the Victoria Brewery, Sale, Victoria. He and his wife died there, she in 1877 and he died intestate in 1880. Probate was granted to his eldest son James John Crawford (1848– ) in 1894 and published ten years later. John James Crawford settled in Koroit, perhaps initially in straitened circumstances but grandson Sidney Crawford (1885–1968) became a wealthy and influential Adelaide businessman.

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