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[[File:StateLibQld 2 75410 Queensland Brewery in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, 1908.jpg|thumb|Queensland Brewery in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, 1908]]
'''Queensland Brewery Ltd''' was a company that operated a [[brewery]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
==History==
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[[File:StateLibQld 1 108884 Queensland Brewery premises on Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, ca. 1920.jpg|thumb|Queensland Brewery premises on Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, circa 1920]]
[[File:StateLibQld 1 106588 Parade of military vehicles through the streets of Brisbane, July 1942.jpg|thumb|Parade of military vehicles with the new headquarters in the background, July 1942]]
Originally, the brewery was based at Bulimba in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]],(now known as [[Teneriffe, Queensland|Teneriffe]]) in on the western bank of the [[Bulimba Reach]] of the [[Brisbane River]] and was known as the Eagle Brewery. In May 1883, Messrs Tooth and Company sold the Eagle Brewery and Sugar Refinery to Mr Huesman and partners for £15,500.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28374493 |title=QUEENSLAND. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=23 May 1883 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19791312 |title=Current News. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |date=26 May 1883 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=805 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In August 1884 at the [[Brisbane Exhibition]], the Queensland Brewing Company Limited won prizes for its draught malt ale, draught XXX ale, draught porter, bottled malt ale and bottled porter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3433316 |title=OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=21 August 1884 |access-date=28 March 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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In the early 1940s, the company built a new headquarters and wine and spirit store at 501 [[Ann Street, Brisbane|Ann Street]] in [[Fortitude Valley]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40932061 |title=Fine New Headquarters for Queensland Brewery, Ltd. |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=15 October 1940 |access-date=4 February 2015 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Designed in the [[Functionalism (architecture)|Functionalist style]] with [[Art Deco]] motifs, the [[Queensland Brewery Company Building]] is now listed on the [[Queensland Heritage Register]].<ref name=qhr>{{cite QHR|14855|Credit Union Australia Building|600080|access-date=1 August 2014}}</ref>
In 1961, the company was taken over by [[Carlton & United Breweries]]. In 1993, the brewery was relocated to [[Yatala, Queensland|Yatala]].<ref name=bbt>{{cite web|title=
== Bulimba Brewery Challenge Cup ==
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The Cup was won by St Paul's Football Club of the [[St Paul's Young Men's Club, Ipswich|St Paul's Young Men's]] Society. "Mr. Roots, as captain of the football club, presented to the president, to hold for the society, the handsome Bulimba Cup, won last season. It was adorned with the club's colours and had been tastefully engraved at Mr. W. T. Pratt's establishment with the words "Presented to St. Paul's Young Men's Society by St. Paul's Football Club," with the date. Mr. Harris suitably replied on behalf of the society, and complimented the footballers on their prowess."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124408256|title=St. Paul's Young Men's Society.|date=22 October 1904|newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser]]|access-date=11 June 2019|issue=6821|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XLVI|page=12|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
The [[Bulimba Cup]], again provided by the Queensland Brewery, was first competed for in 1925 by the [[Rugby league|Rugby League]].<ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 1925 |title=TOOWOOMBA. |page=11 |newspaper=[[
==Notable people==
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[[Category:Carlton & United Breweries]]
[[Category:Beer brewing companies based in Queensland]]▼
[[Category:Australian beer brands]]
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1883]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies established in 1883]]
▲[[Category:Australian beer brands]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Brisbane]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Brisbane]]
▲[[Category:Beer brewing companies based in Queensland]]
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