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Swan Brewery

Author

City of Canning

Place Number

11955
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Location

25 Baile Rd Canning Vale

Location Details

Local Government

Canning

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1978

Demolition Year

2014

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 4

4

Significant - photo record Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district: photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

Local and State significance to the growth and expansion of the brewing industry and to the development of the Canning Vale industrial area.

History

The Swan Brewery Company Ltd. moved from it's city location to Canning Vale in 1978. The new complex was officially opened by the then Premier, Sir Charles Court in March 1979. The move to Canning Vale was part of the ongoing history of brewing in the State which commenced with the Albion Brewery which opened in 1837 at the foot of Spring St and Mounts Bay Road. In 1880 an icehouse, malthouse and brewery were constructed at the foot of Mount Eliza. In 1886 the partnership between Ferguson and Mumme was dissolved and Mumme continued as part owner of the Swan Brewery. The Swan Brewery Compnay Ltd was incorporated in Melbourne in 1887. In 1928 the Emu Brewery Ltd which can trace it's origins back to the Albion Brewery was purchased.
The opening of the brewery in Canning Vale marked a period of industrial expansion in the Canning region.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Brewery
Present Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Brewery

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Manufacturing & processing

Creation Date

02 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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