The Hindmarch Historic Pub-crawl (above; click on the image to open in a separate window) is a two-page walking-guide to the historic hotels of Hindmarsh. It can be freely downloaded and printed for non-commercial purposes.

Some historic pubs (and breweries) of Hindmarsh This is a growing collection of miscellaneous bits and pieces that I believe are not - or are not easily - publicly available. The Commercial Inn/Hotel The Commercial Inn, c.1917 (Click on the image to enlarge; opens in new window) [With many thanks to Enzo's Ristorante; private collection] The Land of Promise Architectural plans for the Land of Promise (Dec 1980) are held by the State Library of South Australia. The Land of Promise, c.1875 (Click on the image to enlarge; opens in new window) [SLSA: South Australian Brewing Company archives] The Land of Promise, c.1929 (Click on the image to enlarge; opens in new window) [SLSA: South Australian Brewing Company archives] The New Hope Inn Architectural plans for the New Hope Inn, 1929 (slightly modified; includes signature of M Kennelly) (Click on the image to enlarge; opens in new window) [State Records of South Australia: GRG/67/34/00000/214] Two pubs and a brewery in Hindmarsh, c.1935 The Douglas Darian Smith photographic collection at the State Library of South Australia, especially the aerial photographs, is a "remarkable visual record" of South Australia from the 1920s to the 1940s, often the most interesting images being peripheral to the main subject of the photograph. Below is a detail of D Darian Smith's aerial photograph of The Fauldings factory at Southwark in about 1935 - ironically now the location of the Brighstar Brewery - showing (1) the Jolly Miller and (2) the Black Lion hotels and (3) the Haussen/Hindmarsh Brewery. Click on the image to enlarge in a separate window. ...and a plan of the later Hindmarsh/Haussen Brewery in 1880 The original Hindmarsh Brewery and the Kangaroo Brewery Plan of Lots 83 to 85 of Hindmarsh showing location of the Kangaroo brewery (a) and Cudmore's(?) "Old Brewery" (b) in 1881 and 1899 (Click on the thumbnail above to enlarge; opens in new window) Lots 84 and 85 are on the south-eastern corner of Milner and Orsmond Streets. The red shading is an extension to the "Old Brewery" and malthouse, added to the plan in 1899. [SRSA Sketch books, Engineering and Water Supply Department GRG53/166/00000/1/Book 13] • • • Posted 15 February 2025 Original content © Craig Hill 2025