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T ARNDELL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1856
Thomas Arndell and Richard Huxley bought out J A Turner in High Street West Maitland in 1855, only lasted one year when the partnership dissolved in 1856, Arndell continued the business for another year, then sold out to Crofton and Kennedy in 1857.
ADVERTISEMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP GINGER BEER AND SODA WATER MANUFACTURERS THOMAS ARNDELL AND RICHARD HUXLEY OF HIGH STREET WEST MAITLAND FROM THE MAITLAND MERCURY AND HUNTER RIVER GENERAL ADVERTISER 3 JULY 1856
M ARTHUR CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1845
Little is known of M ARTHUR, most of their bottles are found around Windsor N.S.W.
J, BARKER E FOWLER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1845
No history on J BARKER at this point, several of his bottles have been found in country Victoria.
G BARTON T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1845 - 1854
George Barton arrived in Australia in 1825 aboard the Minstrel. Started brewing ginger beer in George Street Parramatta in 1845, Peter Miller took over plant and business after Barton's death in 1854.
J BLACKWELL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1849
John Blackwell was the Publican of the Morpeth Hotel in 1849
N BRAY N B MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838-1839
Nicholas Bray started brewing ginger beer in Gloucester Street Sydney in 1838, finished up in 1839 and became the Publican of The Three Jolly Sailors Hotel.
REFERENCE FROM LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR PUBLICANS LICENCE FOR NICHOLAS BRAY PUBLICAN OF THE THREE JOLLY SAILORS HOTEL GLOUCESTER STREET SYDNEY FROM THE COMMERCIAL JOURNAL AND ADVERTISIER 25 APRIL 1840
J BROGDEN J B FOWLER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1843-1846
Joseph Brogden was transported as a Convict in 1823, committed for seven years for stealing. Initially worked at George Williamson's Ginger Beer Factory, in 1843 started his own business in Church Street, Parramatta. Soon after Brogden acquired William Garfield's Ginger Beer Factory in Sydney, sold the business to William Starkey in 1846. Brogden then moved back to Parramatta.
H G BROWN FOWLER T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE STONE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1844-1851
Henry George Brown opened his Ginger Beer Factory in York Street Sydney in 1844, sold out to Lucas and Bailey in 1851.
BRYANT & VICKERS FOWLER FIELD SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE STONE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1844
Stephan Bryant and Henry Vickers
W BURRETT T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
R BUTLER E FOWLER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838 - 1839
Robert Butler brewed ginger beer at Durands Lane Sydney, short lived venture, only lasting two years.
J CAMPBELL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1839- 1855
John Archibald Campbell, George Street Sydney
CANTEEN CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
Bottle used in Military Barracks Sydney
CAPEL CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1837
Thomas Capel first started brewing in Melbourne Victoria, but moved to Sydney in 1837, and established the Britannia Brewery with a partner only known as Solomon. Short lived venture, with Capel moving to Goulburn N.S.W not long after.
COOKE & STADDON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c18
Robert Cooke and Thomas Staddon, Hunter Street, then Pitt Street Sydney.
P CAVENAGH P C C & R C,R CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1827-1828
Phillip Cavenagh and John Robson had a short lived venture in George Street, and later Pitt Street. Partnership dissolved in 1828.
DAY & REID D,R H D J R MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840 - 1842
Henry Day and John Reid, Hunter Street Sydney. Sold business to Edward Youngman in 1842.
J DRIVER J D MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1826-1827
John Driver
J DOVEY T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1848 - 1863
James Henry Dovey was a storekeeper in Sutton Forest
NOTICE OF INSOLVENT ESTATE OF JAMES HENRY DOVEY STOREKEEPER SUTTON FOREST FROM NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 3 NOVEMBER 1863
J DUFFY J D MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1844
James Duffy arrived in Australia as a Convict in 1825, received his Ticket of Leave in 1834, had a shorted lived ginger beer factory in Kent Street, Sydney
C DUNN C D McARTHUR CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1837 - 1847
Charles Dunn operated from the corner of Argyle and Kent Streets Sydney.
N DUNN MORETON T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1839 -1852
Nicodemus Dunn , brother of Charles, also ran a ginger beer brewery, it was located in Castlereagh Street Sydney.
C DAY C D CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1826-27
Charles Day brewed ginger beer from Wellington Bridge, Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town. he acquired business from George Wise in 1826 and sold out to William Wylde in 1827
C,T EARLE MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1843-1845
Charles Vavasour Earle operated for a short time with his brother Thomas from the rear of the Medical Hall in West Maitland.
NOTICE OF INSOLVENT ESTATE OF CHARLES VAVASOUR EARLE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST WEST MAITLAND FROM NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 25 MAY 1845
G E EVANS G E T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY FOWLER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1837-71
George Evans, an American who arrived in Australia in 1828. established a ginger beer factory in Princes Street, Millers Point in 1837, later moved to Pitt Street, Sydney.
MR GEORGE EVANS GOULBURN T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY FOWLER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
FORSTER C D CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1826-28
Forster arrived in Australia as a Convict in 1821, received Certificate of Freedom in 1826. Established his ginger beer factory in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in the same year. Forster was declared mad in 1828, and was committed to an Asylum.
FOSTER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1831-1839
Thomas Foster was a Convict who arrived in Australia in 1820. He was soon assigned to Ginger Beer Brewer Thomas Stedman ( see below). Interestingly Foster married Ann Leak, daughter of Sydney Potter Jonathan Leak. He brewed from several locations at various times in Sydney. Foster sold the business to Isaac Parker in 1839.
E FOWLER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1845
Enoch Fowler
W GARFIELD CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1837-1843
William Garfield took over Thomas Stedman's Ginger Beer Factory in Pitt Street Sydney, operated for several years before selling out to Joseph Brogden in 1843. Garfield then moved to Melbourne, where he established a Ginger Beer Brewery in Flinders Lane, short lived venture, only lasting two years.
W G W GREEN CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1835-1839
William Green established a Soda Water and Ginger Beer Brewery in George Street Sydney, around 1837 he moved the business to Cambridge Street until he ceased the operation in 1839.
H HANNELL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1850
W G HENFREY T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1850
HERRING & CO ADELAIDE T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1850
H I CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
No information to date on H I, there is a possibility this is a miss struck H P, Hannah Pawley.
HILL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
J HOWARD MORETON LEAK FOWLER FIELD CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
D KEARNEY T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JU
c1847-1862
I O LADD ADELAIDE T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY HINDMASH POTTERY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
J LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1821-1838
Jonathan Leak was born in Burslem, England 1777, learnt his trade at local
Staffordshire Potteries. Convicted for theft in 1819, was transported to
Australia on Brig ‘Recovery”, arrived 18th December 1819. Leak worked in Government Pottery until 1821
when he set up his own Pottery, which operated until his death in 1838. Leak produced stoneware ginger beer bottles,
blacking jars, jugs, pots, demijohns, spirits barrels, pipes, tiles and bricks.
LEES IMPERIAL GINGER BEER MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1837-1842
Benjamin Lee was the Licenced Publican of the Flower Pot Hotel
REFERENCE FROM LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR PUBLICANS LICENCE FOR BENJAMIN LEE PUBLICAN OF THE FLOWER POT HOTEL YORK AND MARKET STREETS SYDNEY FROM THE COMMERCIAL JOURNAL AND ADVERTISIER 25 APRIL 1840
J L CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838
Joseph Levy commenced brewing ginger beer from his Imperial Brewery Berrima N.S.W in 1838.
R L CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
No information on R L to date, several of their bottles have been found in Sydney.
G McARTHUR CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838-1842
Gilbert McArthur arrived in Australia as a free settler in 1838, he established a Pottery in Parramatta Road Camperdown. Pottery closed in 1842.
MERRALL T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
P MILLER T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1856
JOHN MILLS MELBOURE BREWERY J MILLS J M CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE GINGER BEER BOTTLE
NOTICE FROM JOHN MILLS MELBOURNE BREWERY WRNING PUBLIC ON THE USE OF HIS MARKED GINGER BEER BOTTLES FROM PORT PHILLIP PATRIOT AND MELBOURNE ADVERTISER 30 SEPTEMBER 1839
J MONTOGUE FOWLER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
No information in J MONTOGUE at this stage, bottle was found in Northern N.S.W. and was made by Sydney Potter Enoch Fowler
MOSES MORETON LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG MOSES BROS BROTHERS
MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
Anson Moreton
I MORETON & SONS POTTERS CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1830
John Moreton
J MUNRO PITT ST MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840-1846
John Munro
I NORRIS I N T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1844-1872
R ORAM CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1835-39
Robert Oram came out to Australia as a free settler in 1883, he became the Publican of the Dolphin Inn from 1834 to 1835. Oram then established a ginger beer brewery in Phillip Street Sydney late 1835, ceased brewing at site in 1839 and moved to Maitland.
I PARKER MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1839-1845
Isaac Parker
H P CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
Hannah Pawley
S B S B CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1830
STEPHEN BAX , George Street Sydney 1830-31, was found in an early location in Tasmania.
LICENSED PUBLICAN OF SYDNEY Stephen Bax, Australian Hotel George Street Sydney, from The Australian 5 August 1831
C R CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1828
No information to date on C R, was found in an early location in Tasmania.
JOHN RIDGE FOWLER CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1840
John Ridge operated the Australian Arms Hotel and later the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Inn in Wilberforce N.S.W.
NOTICE OF INSOLVENT ESTATE OF JOHN RIDGE FROM THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 21 FEBUARY 1844
ROBSON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1827
Supplied soda water in stone bottles, went into business with Phillip Cavenagh in 1828.
J W ROCHE T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1848-1852
M ROOTS T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY APR 1850 CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
C1850 
J ROWLY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1830-1839
John Rowley
E SMITH PARRAMATTA NED SMITH LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
W STARKEY W S T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
T STEDMAN MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
T S SCARR CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1825
Thomas Scarr transported to Australia as a Convict in 1817, sentenced for 14 years
STODART TASMANIA CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c18
Robert Stodart operated Stodart's Hotel in Hobart in the 1820's, a lot of publicans brewed their own ginger beer to sell to the public.
UNION HOTEL CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
Samuel Thornton ran the Union Hotel in George Street Sydney from 1822 to 1838
LIST OF GEORGE STREET SYDENY PUBLICANS INCLUDING SAMUEL THORNTON OF UNION HOTEL FROM THE AUSTRALIAN 9 JULY 1830
W WALLIS CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1835-1840
William Wallis was the Publican of the Butchers Arms Hotel Corner of Kent and Druitt Streets Sydney.
FROM LIST OF PUBLICANS WILLIAM WALLIS BUTCHERS ARMS INN KENT AND DRUITT STREETS FROM THE COMMERCIAL JOURNAL AND ADVERTISER 16 MAY 1840
W WATSON T FIELD POTTER SYDNEY CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
WEBSTER MORETON LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1825-26
William Webster came out to Australia as a free settler in 1822, he was initially the Publican at the Emu Inn in Hobart Town, then in 1824 started brewing ginger beer in Elizabeth Street Hobart Town. Webster sold business to George Wise and moved to Sydney in 1825 and started brewing ginger beer again, he operated from a site in George Street, previously used by ginger beer brewer Benjamin Hill.
It was a short lived venture as Webster died in March 1826.
LICENSES GRANT TO SELL BEER ONLY IN HOBAT TOWN INCLUDING WILLIAM WEBSTER OF THE EMU INN IN BRIBANBE STREET HOBART TOWN FROM THE HOBART TOWN GAZETTE AND VANDIEMENS LAND ADVERTISER 4 OCT 1823
P WHELAN FOWLER McARTHUR CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838-1845
Phillip Whelan was transported Australia as a Convict in 1830, he was convicted of theft and sentenced for seven years. Whelan received his Ticket of Leave in 1835, and in 1837 received his Certificate of Freedom. He started brewing ginger beer in 1838 in George Street Sydney. Whelan moved his factory location several times, went from George Street to Goulburn Street, and later to Kensington Street. In 1845, Whelan ceased brewing ginger beer, and went on to be the Publican of the Britannia Arms Hotel. Whelan later went back to brewing ginger beer in Melbourne.
LIST OF PUBLICANS IN GEORGE STREET SYDNEY INCLUDING PHILLIP WHELAN CENTAUR HOTEL FROM THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 27 JUNE 1838
G W CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1822
George White
WILD WILDE CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1846
Philip Bentick Wilde was Publican of the Golden Fleece Hotel Bathurst
NOTICE FROM PHILIP BENTICK WILDE LICENSED VICTUALLER BATHURST FROM NEW SOUTH GOVERNEMT GAZETTE 15 JANUARY 1850
G W MORETON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838-55
George Williamson
G WILLIAMSON CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1838-55
George Williamson
G WISE H T MORETON LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1825- 1826
George Wise had a short lived venture at Wellington Bridge, Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town. He acquired the ginger beer brewing business from William Webster in 1825 and sold out to Charles Day in 1826. George Wise and William Webster had both arrived in Australia as free settlers on the William Shand in May 1822.CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JU
W WISE DRUGGIST MORETON LEAK CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1825
William Wise arrived in Australia as a free settler with his brother George on the William Shand in 1822.
W W CLAY POTTERY STONEWARE EARTHENWARE BOTTLE JAR JUG
c1827 -1833
Willian Wylde acquired Charles Day's ginger beer factory at Wellington Bridge, Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town in 1827. Ceased operation in 1833
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