Charles Mallen

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Charles Edward Mallen (23 December 1819 – 26 October 1909) was a carpenter and brewer in the early days of the colony of South Australia.

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Charles was born at Euston Square, London, and was apprenticed to the Edwards company, cabinetmakers to the Royal Family, where his father and brother were employed all their lives.

He and his family emigrated to South Australia aboard the steamer Champion in December 1854, and for a time was employed at his trade, producing ornamental work for the Wesleyan Church, Pirie street, and Faulding's chemist shop. He purchased some land in Angas Street and five acres at Clapham, where he built a home. He then worked for Mellor Brothers, agricultural machinists, and while with them was given a job to repair a malt crusher at W. H. Clark's brewery on Halifax Street.

Clark then moved to the West End Brewery, Hindley Street, which ultimately became the property of John Haimes, and Charles was kept busy making plant and connecting machinery for the new brewery.

Then W. K. Simms purchased the business and put Charles on the permanent staff. Next Edgar Chapman joined the business as Simms & Chapman and Charles was appointed brewer and manager.

In 1874 they sent him to New South Wales to select a location for a new brewery. He settled on the town of Waverley, near Sydney, and there on Edgecliffe Road built the "Adelaide Brewery", where he brewed the first beer in December 1874, and was very successful, and in 1875 enlarged the cellars.

Charles left the company after being refused a partnership in the firm, and returned to Adelaide, where he purchased land on West Terrace, and built a small brewery on the Gilbert Street corner, which he (cheekily?) named "Waverley Brewery", [1] which started operation in December 1875, and was purchased by Simms in 1876, to become Waverley Vinegar Works.

He then purchased a property on Unley Road, Lower Mitcham, near the Brownhill Creek, [2] and in 1878 in conjunction with Haimes built the "Waverley Brewery", operated by Haimes, Mallen & Co., which consisted of John Haimes, Charles Mallen, Charles's daughter Maria Mallen and Arthur Bean, who retired in 1879. [3]

Charles Williams was appointed Manager around 1921 and occupied that position until 1933, when he retired due to ill health. [4]

"Waverley Brewery" ceased operation in the 1930s, [5] but the Mallen family continued as hotel operators well into the late 20th century. [6]

Mallen & Co. Ltd. owned 13 hotels in and around Adelaide:

The Springfield Brewery was established on the site on the corner of Princes Street and Bull's Creek Road, Mitcham around 1938, greatly expanded in 1941. [7] By 1954 the company was in liquidation. [8]

The "Adelaide Brewery" at Edgecliffe Road, Waverley, New South Wales, did not survive long. By 1880 they had stopped advertising, and in 1901 the property was subdivided. [9]

Other activities

As a youth, Charles participated in various sports, and later was involved in racing horses and greyhounds, winning four Waterloo Cups, though he never placed a wager on the outcome of any race. [10]

Horses he bred include Lancelot and Modjeska, who won some races. [11]

Family

Charles married Maria Matilda Sandwell (25 April 1817 – 10 November 1900) in London on 29 June 1840. [12] They had 9 children:

Charles and Maria's first 2 children and 7th child died in London. Amelia, Mary, Elizabeth and Charles emigrated with them to Adelaide. Maria and Walter were born in Adelaide.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Waverley Brewery". Evening Journal (Adelaide) . Vol. VII, no. 2096. South Australia. 22 November 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "The Week's News". Adelaide Observer . Vol. XXXIV, no. 1866. South Australia. 7 July 1877. p. 20. Retrieved 28 September 2017– via National Library of Australia. Until proven otherwise, believed to be on Belair Road between Princes Road and Newark Road.
  3. ↑ "Mallen, Charles and Company, brewers" (PDF). State Library of South Australia.
  4. ↑ "Obituary". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 18 April 1936. p. 21. Retrieved 26 November 2020– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Waverley Brewery". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 8 July 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 28 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Mitcham Village and Edinburgh Hotel & Cellar History". Edinburgh Hotel. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Phenomenal Progress of Springfield Brewery". The News (Adelaide) . Vol. XXXVI, no. 5, 593. South Australia. 30 June 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 9 February 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Produce Firm Buys Brewery". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . Vol. 97, no. 29, 919. South Australia. 4 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 9 February 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Advertising". The Australian Star . New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 25 December 2019– via Trove.
  10. ↑ "A Veteran's Decease". Evening Journal (Adelaide) . Vol. XLIII, no. 12037. South Australia. 26 October 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Sporting Notes". The Observer (Adelaide) . Vol. LXV, no. 3, 490. South Australia. 22 August 1908. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "A Diamond Wedding". Adelaide Observer . Vol. LVII, no. 3, 067. South Australia. 14 July 1900. p. 51. Retrieved 27 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  13. 1 2 "Outback Pioneer". The News (Adelaide) . Vol. IV, no. 501. South Australia. 2 March 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 28 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
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