Henry Brind
Background
During the 1860s Robert Dunn established a distillery beside a spring on the southern slopes of Mount Warrenheip. It was soon taken over by chemist Henry Brind.[1]
Henry Brind was born in Codford, Wiltshire, England. In 1852 he moved to the colonies and two years later he managed the gold-buying business of T. and J. Bray. In 1862 he joined the firm of Wayne and Robinson on Bridge Street (which was subsequently known as King's), with whom he remained for a period of five years. [2]
Site
Henry Brind was at 67 Main Road in 1858[3] and part-owner of the Warrenheip Distillery in 1887.[4]
2830 Old Melbourne Road, Dunnstown.
Distillery
Henry Brind's Whisky and Gin Distillery (Henry Brind and Co.) was established in 1862 and was situated at Dunnstown, a distance of six miles from Ballarat. This distillery was renowned for being the only place in the colony where pot-still whiskey was produced. [5]
By 1914 the company was converted into a proprietary, and was called Brinds Pty. Ltd. Shortly after the outbreak of the Great War another distiller, operated by the firm of Breheny Brothers and Kenna, was established at Warrenheip, and was conducted with some success until 1920, when it was amalgamated with Brind's Pty. Ltd.
In 1864 the Warrenheip Distillery was established, and Brind was appointed as one of the directors, together with James Coghlan, amongst others.
Chemist
There was also a Henry Brind listed as a chemist & family pharmacist who on 1 July 1876 was located on Sturt Street, Ballarat. Brind moved to Victoria from England in 1858. Brind was practising as a chemist for a number of years until he was appointed secretary to the Myers Ballarat Distillery. In 1870 he obtained the controlling interest in the business, and eventually became the head of the company which operated the distillery under the name of Henry Brind and Co. [6]
Workforce
In 1893 Brind employed nearly one third of those working in the distillery industry in Victoria. [7]
Obituary
- Mr. Henry Brind, proprietor of the Warrenheip Distillery, died at his residence yesterday morning after a lengthy illness. The deceased gentleman, who was in his 74th year, came to Ballarat in 1852, and followed various avocations. In 1866 he commenced the busi-ness of a distiller, eventually purchasing the Warrenheip business. He was a prominent member of the Church of England, and for about 20 years was superintendent of Christ Church Sunday School. He was identified with almost every public movement in Ballarat. He leaves a widow and five grown-up children.[8]
The People
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Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing
Other Sites
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References
- ↑ http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;3119
- ↑ Kimberly, W.B. (1894). Ballarat and Vicinity. Ballarat: F.W. Niven & Co.
- ↑ ’’Huxtables Ballarat Directory for the Year 1858’’, page 83. [Federation University Australia Historical Collection.]
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.
- ↑ Brinds' Invoice, Federation University Historical Collection [Cat. No. 5488].
- ↑ Kimberly, W.B. (1894). Ballarat and Vicinity. Ballarat: F.W. Niven & Co.
- ↑ http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;3119
- ↑ Bendigo Advertiser, 24 December 1906.
--S.Singaram 16:12, 20 January 2012 (EST)