ACC 9258A Donated May 2013

SWAN BREWERY COLLECTION

The Swan Brewery Company was the only brewery company in Western Australia for many years. The Swan Brewery Company Limited owned and were lease holders of several hotels and bottling works in Perth and in country towns. Amongst companies acquired were Emu Brewery Limited, The Kalgoorlie Brewing Company Limited, the West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited and Stirling Brewery Limited. In 2013, the Swan Brewery in Canning Vale was closed down and production was moved to the West End Brewery in South Australia.

ACC 9258A Donated May 2013

PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN 942; ACC 9258A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES ADVERTISEMENTS NEWSLETTERS AGREEMENTS NOTES BROCHURES ORGANISATIONAL CHARTS CARTOONS PRICE LISTS CATALOGUES PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS CERTIFICATES RECEIPTS CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCES DESIGN PROOFS REPORTS FILES SCRAPBOOKS GREETING CARDS SCRIPTS HISTORIES SONG LYRICS LABELS STAFF DETAILS LEGAL OPINIONS STAMPS MANUALS STATUTORY RECORDS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION ADVERTISEMENTS 9258A/1 n.d. Copies of print advertisements for various Swan products 9258A/2 OSM c.1980s Swan Premium Lager advertisement featuring Greg Norman 9258A/3 OSM 2007 Swan Draught 150 years poster

AGREEMENTS 9258A/4 25 November 1912 Deed of Covenant, Brewer’s Agreement for sale and hire of bottles, between Emu Brewery Limited and Perth and Fremantle Bottle Exchange Company Limited

9258A/5 OSM 6 June 1918 Deed of Covenant between The Castlemaine Brewery Limited, Emu Brewery Limited, The Globe Brewery Limited, The Northam Brewery and Refrigeration Company Limited, The Swan Brewery Company Limited and Union Brewery for regulating sale and distribution of beer 9258A/6 6 September 1923 Deed of Covenant, Brewer’s Agreement for sale and hire of bottles, between Emu Brewery Limited and West Australian Glass Manufacturers 9258A/7 20 December 1926 Deed of agreement between West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited and Emu Brewery Limited re sale and hiring of bottles 9258A/8 29 February 1928 Agreement for deposit of shares by way of security between Emu Brewery Limited and West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited. Also includes letter dated 5 April 1933 cancelling agreement 9258A/9 3 March 1983 Lease agreement for right of access to railway siding at Canning Vale Brewery between Swan Brewery Company Limited and Westrail. Includes plans of siding and letter to Westrail dated 21 December 1992 cancelling lease 9258A/10 1 July 1988 Licence agreement between Bond Brewing Western Australia Limited and the Swan Brewery Company Limited

BROCHURES 9258A/11 n.d. Collection of promotional brochures for various Swan Brewery products and promotions

CARTOONS 9258A/12 n.d. A ‘Swan’ Welcome on the Moon

CATALOGUES 9258A/13 1994 Catalogue of Swan Brewery beer labels, compiled by Victorian Beer Label Collectors’ Society

CERTIFICATES 9258A/14 1894-1934 Swan Brewery Company Limited certificates of incorporation and registration 9258A/15 August 1989 Certificate of Change of Name, Bond Brewing Western Australia Limited to Swan Brewery Company Limited

CORRESPONDENCE 9258A/16 1909-1936 Correspondence and related documents re Emu Brewery articles of association 9258A/17 16 July 1912 Letter to Arthur Jacoby from Harold R. Cohen re Bottle Exchange agreement 9258A/18 1922-1930 Correspondence re renewal of brewery licenses 9258A/19 1925-1933 Correspondence related to workers’ compensation insurance 9258A/20 1930-1931 Correspondence about dividends from West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited

9258A/21 1930-1933 Correspondence re shares of West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited 9258A/22 1930-1936 Correspondence and documents related to Sales Tax Assessment Acts 1930

DESIGN PROOFS 9258A/23 n.d. Proofs of labels for various brands of beer 9258A/24 n.d. Emu Bitter label proofs 9258A/25 n.d. Emu Club Lager label proofs 9258A/26 n.d. Emu Draft Bitter label proofs 9258A/27 n.d. Emu Export Lager label proofs 9258A/28 n.d. Swan Lager label proofs 9258A/29 n.d. Swan Light Lager label proofs 9258A/30 n.d. Swan Special Light Lager label proofs 9258A/31 n.d. Swan Special Light Lager label proofs for the Middle Eastern market 9258A/32 n.d. Swan Gold Lager label proofs 9258A/33 n.d. Swan Premium Export Lager label proofs 9258A/34 c.1987 Dust jacket proof for “Swan: The History of a Brewery” by Suzanne Welborn 9258A/35 c.1990s-2000s Two CDs and one floppy disk with image files for beer label designs

FILES 9258A/36 n.d. Historical information about Swan Brewery and related brands and trademarks 9258A/37 n.d. Registration file for factories and shops 9258A/38 n.d. Business name registration file 1 9258A/39 n.d. Business name registration file 2 9258A/40 n.d. Business name registration file 3 9258A/41 1981 Alan Bond takeover, board response 9258A/42 1990 “Once Upon a Brewery” video production file. Includes casting information, budget, scripts etc.

GREETING CARDS 9258A/43 c.1965-1970 Collection of promotional greeting cards, mostly Christmas cards, released by the Swan Brewery Company and subsidiaries

HISTORIES 9258A/44 c.1990s Historical information on ‘Union Maltings’ in Perth

LABELS 9258A/45 Collection of overseas beer labels, mostly Eastern European, sent to the Swan Brewery through swaps 9258A/46 Collection of beer labels from interstate brewing companies, mostly South Australian Brewing Company 9258A/47 OSM Collection of beer labels from the Swan Brewery and related companies, some dated

LEGAL OPINIONS 9258A/48 OSM 1907-1965 Mostly correspondence

MANUALS 9258A/49 n.d. Swan Brewery signage manual, containing specifications of sub-brand labels

NEWSLETTERS 9258A/50 1982-1983; 1986 ‘Froth’ – staff newsletter 9258A/51 1987-1992 Swan News Bulletin and other versions of company newsletter

NOTES 9258A/52 n.d. Handwritten notes about various beer label designs 9258A/53 12 October 1983 Summary of promotional activity for Swan Lager surrounding Australia II and the America’s Cup

ORGANISATIONAL CHARTS 9258A/54 February 1978 Swan Brewery Company Limited Operations organisational chart

PRICE LISTS 9258A/55 1993 Swan Brewery wholesale price list for retailers at 18 August 1993

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS 9258A/56 n.d. Promotional items – two stickers, cloth patch, Perspex bar sign 9258A/57 c.1990s-2000s Inserts from beer cartons with various promotional offers

RECEIPTS 9258A/58 1965-1966 Receipts and bank statements for Swan and Emu Employees Provident Fund for financial year ending 30 June 1966

REFERENCES 9258A/59 1 December 1913 Reference written for Mr. A. Waite by A. E. Ferrier, Chief Engineer, Swan Brewery

REPORTS 9258A/60 1940 Swan Brewery General Manager’s report for the half year ended 30 September 1940 9258A/61 OSM April 1977-March 1981 Progress reports on projects 9258A/62 c.1980s “An Industrial Relations Account of the Transition to Canning Vale” 9258A/63 1992 Heritage Council of W.A., Swan Brewery, Perth, Mounts Bay Road. Conservation Analysis Volume 2

SCRAPBOOKS 9258A/64 1975-1982 Press cuttings related to relocation of brewery to Canning Vale

SCRIPTS 9258A/65 2008 Script for tour guides at Canning Vale brewery, also includes some research material for script

SONG LYRICS 9258A/66 n.d. Handwritten lyrics to “The Perpetual Swan Song”, written by customer E.G.C. Eliot

STAFF DETAILS 9258A/67 c.1930s Small ‘Where is it?’ notebook with details of staff 9258A/68 OSM c.1950s Emu Brewery Limited record of employees 9258A/69 OSM c.1970s Staffing charts for Swan Brewery at Canning Vale 9258A/70 OSM c.1980s Large black binder with staff details

STAMPS 9258A/71 c.1947 Beer excise stamps

STATUTORY RECORDS 9258A/72 n.d. Cygnet Hotels Proprietary Limited administration file 9258A/73 n.d. Emu Brewery Limited Memorandum and Articles of Association 9258A/74 n.d. Kalgoorlie Brewing Company Proprietary Limited administration file 9258A/75 n.d. West Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited company administration file 9258A/76 1905-1927 Various versions of Memorandum and Articles of Association of Emu Brewery Proprietary Limited and Stanley Co-Operative Brewery Limited 9258A/77 1967-1975 Darwin Brewery Proprietary Limited 9258A/78 1969-1975 Emu Hotels Proprietary Limited, mostly related to Wycombe Country Club

9258A/79 1970-1976 Swan Hotels Proprietary Limited 9258A/80 1973-1976 Swan Hotels (N.T.) Proprietary Limited 9258A/81 1976-1980 Swan Hotels (N.T.) Proprietary Limited 9258A/82 1977 The Swan Brewery Company Limited Memorandum and Articles of Association, incorporating amendments to 22 July 1977 Holdings = 2.19m

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