The Lion Brewing and Malting Company of Jerningham Street, Lower North Adelaide was one of the many breweries which proliferated in Australia in the nineteenth century.
36-551: Lion Brewery or Lion Breweries may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Lion Brewing and Malting Company of Adelaide, South Australia, now defunct Lion Brewery, Townsville , a heritage-listed building in Queensland, Australia New Zealand [ edit ] Lion Breweries, a brewery company from New Zealand now trading as Lion Nathan Sri Lanka [ edit ] Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka) or Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC,
72-770: A brewery in Sri Lanka United Kingdom [ edit ] The Lion Brewery , a defunct brewery in Oxford, England Lion Brewery Co , a brewery in Lambeth, London Camerons Brewery , a brewery in West Hartlepool Lion Brewery, Blackburn, England, owned by Matthew Brown brewery from 1927 until its closure in 1991 United States [ edit ] Lion Brewery, Inc. , a brewery in Pennsylvania Lion Brewery (formerly Costanz Brewery) ,
108-459: A busy fishing port . The 2018 population estimate was 4,600 indicating a reduction since the 2011 census. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran (an anglicization of the Gaelic, which means 'head of the loch by the kirk of Ciarán '), Campbeltown was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell ( Earl of Argyll ) was granted the site in 1667. Campbeltown Town Hall
144-695: A defunct brewery in New York See also [ edit ] Mohan Meakin Brewery , an Asian brewing group of companies who make Lion Beer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lion Brewery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lion_Brewery&oldid=1240596058 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
180-431: A fairly low key annual gathering aimed at promoting the wealth and variety of original music across the area, which started in 2009. The festival is held during the last weekend of May and is open to anyone interested in performing. On Friday 16 June 2006, First Minister Jack McConnell flew to Campbeltown to officially open Campbeltown's new 'Aqualibrium' Centre. Aqualibrium, designed by Page\Park Architects , replaced
216-415: A highly profitable business. Robert Cock, a "first settler" who accompanied Governor Hindmarsh on HMS Buffalo , and for whom Cox's Creek was named, has been reported as founder of the malting business. and had a substantial farm in the area. James Johnston was one of the best-known men in the south, as his firm had business connections and valuable hotel property in all the principal centres of
252-604: A report by the Scottish Agricultural College as the rural places in Scotland most vulnerable to a downturn. The "vulnerability index" ranked 90 Scottish locations according to factors associated with economic and social change. The West Highland Telegraph was extended to Campbeltown in 1865 when the Universal Private Telegraph Company opened a telegraph office. The first telephone exchange
288-553: A small number of local dairy farmers to take over the running of the Creamery failed in early December 2019. The milk produced in Kintyre is now transported by road tankers to Lockerbie and Mull of Kintyre Cheddar is no longer available. By early December 2019, CS Wind UK had declared 22 jobs redundant. The Scottish government was working with the company to search for long-term solutions. Preliminary discussions did not produce optimism about
324-471: Is a " protected locality " for Scotch Whisky distilling under the UK's Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 . The folk song titled "Campbeltown Loch, I wish you were whisky" is based on the town's history in this industry. As with the rest of Scotland, Campbeltown experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available
360-498: Is at Campbeltown Airport/ RAF Machrihanish , about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the town centre. The lowest temperature to be reported in recent years was −12.9 °C (8.8 °F) during December 2010. Campbeltown boasts a museum and a heritage centre . The museum has a varied collection of items from Campbeltown's past, and prehistoric items excavated from sites around Kintyre, such as axeheads, jewellery and combs. The 19th-century building, by John James Burnet , also houses
396-705: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lion Brewing and Malting Company The company's name derives from its establishment in North Adelaide, the Lion Hotel , which was built around 1881–3 on the corner of Melbourne Street and Jerningham Street. The company was floated in 1888 in order to secure the brewing, hotel and property assets of Beaglehole and Johnston, issuing 75,000 shares of £1 each. The company owned many hotels in South Australia , including
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#1732851193427432-532: Is linked to the rest of Scotland by the A83 (to Tarbet ) and A82 (from Tarbet to Glasgow ). Bus service is provided by West Coast Motors , who also operate services to Glasgow for Scottish Citylink . Ferries sail from Campbeltown to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland , operated by Kintyre Express. The service, which runs to Ballycastle every Friday to Monday during summer months and on Mondays and Fridays during
468-674: The Campbeltown single malts . At one point it had over 30 distilleries and proclaimed itself "the whisky capital of the world". However, a focus on quantity rather than quality, and the combination of Prohibition and the Great Depression in the United States, led to most distilleries going out of business. Today only three active distilleries remain in Campbeltown: Glen Scotia , Glengyle , and Springbank . Campbeltown
504-556: The West of Scotland Football League Division 4 which largely comprises clubs based in the Greater Glasgow and Inverclyde areas, requiring the Campbeltown team to make a round trip of over 200 miles (320 km) for away fixtures most weekends. Argyll FM is a local radio station based in Campbeltown on 106.5, 107.1 and 107.7. In May 2012 Campbeltown and Dunoon were jointly named in
540-661: The Adelaide Dental Hospital) and Mr. S. Chapman (secretary of the Lion Brewing Company) and a daughter, Elma Chapman. Stanley Irwin Chapman (1892 –29 September 1940), a son of F. A. Chapman, was educated at St. Peter's College, then worked for some years with Burns, Philp and Company Ltd. in New Guinea. When war broke out in 1914 he joined the navy, and on return to Sydney transferred to the army as staff sergeant. After
576-595: The Buckinghamshire early in 1839 with their father, who soon built one of South Australia's first malthouses and founded the town of Oakbank. He served a ten-year apprenticeship as a draper , then opened a shop in Reedy Creek which he left for the goldfields. He was quite successful and with his brother James, after a brief stint as a miller in Bridgewater , joined his father's brewing business and together built it into
612-1017: The Cross Keys Hotel at Dry Creek (and subdivided around 20 acres adjacent in 1912), the Flagstaff Hotel, Darlington , the Oriental Hotel in Osmond Terrace, Norwood and the Bath Hotel at 91 King William Street in the city. Later in the 20th century it became a shareholder in another major hotel owner, Knapman and Sons , and bought out that company in 1973. Lion Brewing and Malting eventually confined itself to malting barley and manufacture of aerated waters and cordials. Andrew Galbraith Johnston (1827 – 18 December 1886), James Johnston (1818 – 12 April 1891) and three other brothers, all of Campbeltown , Scotland , arrived in South Australia on
648-618: The Registrars office and Customer Service Point for Argyll and Bute council and has plaques or exhibits related to famous Kintyre people: for example, William McTaggart and William Mackinnon . Near the museum is the cinema known as the Wee Picture House , a small but distinctive Art Nouveau building of the Glasgow School dating from 1913 and believed to be the oldest surviving purpose-built cinema in Scotland. These buildings are on
684-579: The brewery. Another son, James Steele Johnston (1870 – 22? May 1892) was partner in the Broken Hill, New South Wales brewing firm of Simpson, Johnston and Co. Frederick Arthur Chapman (10 March 1864 – 18 September 1925) was born in Stepney, South Australia , the son of Arthur Chapman , one of Adelaide's best-known hotel brokers. He was educated at Grote Street State School, J. L. Young 's Adelaide Educational Institution and Prince Alfred College . He entered
720-548: The brewing trade as an apprentice under Mr. G. Gray at the Lion Brewery and remained with the company all his life. At 18 be was sent out as a traveller, and became acquainted with most aspects of hotel management. He worked in every branch of the trade and at the age of 25 he was appointed company secretary. By then the company had ceased brewing to concentrate on production of malt , aerated beverages and cordials. His duties took him periodically to Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, where
756-741: The company had customers for its malt among the leading breweries. He was for some time secretary of the South Australian Associated Brewers and the Brewers' Association. On many occasions he represented the brewing interest at conferences and in Arbitration Court cases. He was a director of the Cooperative Bottle Company, and was for a time chairman of the finance committee of the Chamber of Manufacturers. For six years he
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#1732851193427792-697: The district. He took an active interest in the politics of the Onkaparinga district and was generous in his support of the Woodside and Mount Barker Institutes. He was one of the founders of the Mount Barker Agricultural Society (missing only one of its first 44 annual shows) and with his brother Andrew was an active promoter of the Onkaparinga Racing Club (now Oakbank Racing Club ), and its Great Eastern Steeplechase , first run in 1876. He
828-454: The future stability of the company. The Unite union indicated that while CS Wind had been profitable, it was not receiving an adequate number of orders to sustain full employment. The plant was shut down in 2019 and production shifted to CS Wind's cheaper Vietnam plant in Phú Mỹ . Campbeltown is one of five areas in Scotland categorised as a distinct malt whisky producing region , and is home to
864-455: The island of Great Britain (if the port of Mallaig is not counted as a town). It has the population of a large village, but lays claim to its town status based on its port and its central close grid of streets. Its position near the end of a long peninsula makes for a time-consuming road journey, and to some extent the area relies on sea and air transport, like the Inner Hebrides . However it
900-596: The local economy," according to the Scottish government. A report in October 2019 had raised warning signs for the economy of Argyll & Bute; the report also suggested that up to 70 jobs at CS Wind UK could be lost but did not specify a time frame. Both companies confirmed the prediction of job redundancies, leading the Scottish government to hold an emergency summit in November 2019 to discuss steps that might be taken for improving
936-400: The local economy. Participants included Argyll & Bute Council, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, trades unions and local employers. After the summit, a "working group" was formed in late November 2019. The number of dairy farms supplying Campbeltown Creamery reduced from 147 to 28 and the number of dairy cows fell from 6600 to 2500. Consequently, the Creamery became unviable. A plan by
972-470: The old Campbeltown swimming pool, which was previously closed due to safety concerns; the centre houses Campbeltown's library (with the old building being the museum only), swimming pool, gym, conference centre and 'Mussel Ebb' Cafe. The Kintyre Camanachd are a local shinty team that belongs to the Camanachd Association . The local amateur football team, Campbeltown Pupils AFC, are members of
1008-538: The war he joined Lion Brewing and eventually succeeded his father as manager. Campbeltown Campbeltown ( / ˈ k æ m b əl t ən / ; Scottish Gaelic : Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute , Scotland . It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre Peninsula . Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky , and
1044-601: The waterfront, as is a 14th-century Celtic cross that also served as a mercat cross . St Kieran ( Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ) lived in this area before the town existed. A cave named after him can be visited at low tide, as can the cave on nearby Island Davaar where pilgrims and tourists go to see a 19th-century crucifixion painting. Campbeltown also hosts the annual Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival, which has seen acts ranging from up-and-coming local bands to well-established groups such as Deacon Blue , The Stranglers and Idlewild perform. The Kintyre Songwriters Festival,
1080-523: The winter months, commenced in 2011. In 2006 a foot passenger ferry operated by Kintyre Express ran between Campbeltown and Troon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a crossing time of one hour in calm weather. By 2007 this ferry no longer ran, although the vessel can be chartered privately. Starting 23 May 2013, Caledonian MacBrayne began operating a ferry service across the Firth of Clyde to Ardrossan , calling at Brodick on Saturdays. Campbeltown
1116-649: Was a member of the Church of England Synod's financial board, and for many years a synodsman and lay reader of the church. He was a prominent Freemason and a member of the Commercial Travellers' Association for over 30 years. Chapman died of a heart attack on the Melbourne Express on his way to Victoria where he was to holiday with his brother, L. Chapman of Western Australia . He left a widow Marian (née Kingsborough), two sons: Dr. A. Chapman (superintendent of
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1152-455: Was an enthusiastic proponent of "acclimatisation of useful species" and stocked the district about his home with Californian quail , and filled the Onkaparinga with perch . He married Margaret "Minnie" Disher (died 11 April 1900), a sister of Eliza, Lady Milne . The Disher family arrived in Adelaide aboard Palmyra in October 1839. James's son John Disher Johnston (1850–1916) was a partner in
1188-483: Was built in the former premises of the Co-operative Society’s laundry. Two 150 h.p. oil fired engines drove the generators built by Ruston and Honsby. The street lighting in the town was converted from gas to electricity in 1936. Campbeltown Airport is near the town, and has a scheduled service to/from Glasgow International Airport on weekdays and some summer Sundays. The town is the westernmost town in
1224-399: Was completed in 1760. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution opened Campbeltown Lifeboat Station in 1861. The present building dates from 1996. In addition to the benefits of distilling, and whisky tourism, there were two major employers in 2018, Campbeltown Creamery and CS Wind UK, who provided "a substantial portion of the Campbeltown area’s high skilled jobs and are a vital part of
1260-625: Was linked to Machrihanish by a canal (1794 – mid-1880s) that was superseded by the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway , which closed in 1932. The railway, which was originally built to serve the Machrihanish Coalfield , ran from Campbeltown railway station to Machrihanish railway station . Campbeltown is one of the few communities in the Scottish Highlands where the Scots language predominated in recent centuries, rather than
1296-587: Was opened by the National Telephone Company in the early 1900s. It was modernised in 1939 with the introduction of direct dialling and went digital in 1991 following the upgrade of the Lochgilphead exchange. Electricity for domestic consumption arrived on 17 October 1935 when the Campbeltown and Mid Argyll Electric Power Company’s new power station in Glebe Street was inaugurated. The power station
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