William Jaeger purchased Charles Engelbrecht's old distillery on Commercial Street in 1898 and started the Swallow Brewery with Mr T Tormay. The joint venture was not a success and the company was wound up within the next 5 years. In 1902 the Mount Gambier Brewing Company Ltd was formed with 5 local hoteliers as shareholders D.J. O'Brien (Mt Gambier Hotel) John Spain (Commercial Hotel) P. Kenny (South Australian Hotel) Walter. J. Anderson (Globe Hotel) L. W. Engelbrecht (Pioneer Hotel) & Martin Ambrose Dwyer as the Manger / Secretary. The company originally used the Standard Brewery and then the South Australian Brewery but in the end decided to buy the unused Swallow Brewery in Commercial Street.

By the end of 1902 the company had setup a aerated waters and cordials factory as well as the brewery. The Mount Gambier Brewing Company had started using a Kookaburra as it's logo but by 1903 a monogram of MGBCo was used. The company was wound up in November 1911 and was sold of to John Molony, Mr. Molony moved all the Equipment from the Standard brewery to the Mt Gambier Brewing Company site and continued to brew under the Standard Brewery name.

Mount Gambier Brewing Co.

Swallow Brewery

Brewery ID : 5.280.001

Commercial Street, Mount Gambier

Established : 1898

Closed : 1911

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