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The Breweries of Collingwood
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Collingwood Breweries: A Brief Introduction & Overview

Brewing was one of Collingwood’s first and fastest-growing industries. In the 1850s George Coppin, usually better known as a theatrical entrepreneur, established a brewery at the end of Victoria Street near the river. By the end of the 1850s there were at least four breweries plus the Victoria Brewery in Victoria Parade located just outside the Collingwood boundary. By 1863 there were six breweries and two distilleries. At first entrepreneurs lived locally, made their own liquor and were personally known to their drinkers. They were not without their critics, though less so than other noxious trades such as woolwashing and brickmaking. The main complaint apart from air pollution was refuse water from the washing of casks, either running directly into the Yarra or oozing its way downhill across street channels.Breweries

Collingwood Historical Society has prepared some material that provides a brief overview and introduction to the breweries of Collingwood. You can download it in .pdf format by clicking the below link…

Collingwood Breweries: A Brief Introduction & Overview

 

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