Fanny Ware (née Crawford) was a prominent Adelaide publican and businesswoman best known for her long association with the Exchange Hotel in Hindley Street. Born in London in 1829, she emigrated to South Australia with her parents aboard the D'Auvergne, arriving on March 21, 1839. She married Charles J. Ware on August 22, 1859, and together they operated a brewery at Kooringa and held the lease of World’s End Station near Burra. Prolonged drought in the mid-1860s forced the sale of these ventures, and in 1869 the couple took over the Exchange Hotel, which they rapidly developed into one of Adelaide’s best-known establishments. After her husband’s death in 1871, Fanny Ware continued to successfully manage the Exchange Hotel in her own right, earning a reputation as a capable hostess and astute business manager. She was widely regarded for her generosity and compassion, particularly toward widows and orphans, and became a well-known and respected figure throughout the colony. In the final months of her life she was cared for at the home of her youngest son, Charles B. Ware, on Strangways Terrace. She died in closing a life marked by enterprise, resilience, and public kindness.

Breweries involved with Fanny Crawford
Brewery		Started	Ended
	Burra Brewery	1854	1864