Castlemaine Brewery, Western Australia

The Castlemaine Brewery was established in 1896 by Howard Norman Sleigh (1870-1957), with John Hugh Gracie (1855-1927) as head brewer.

Sleigh was previously involved in establishing the West Australian Brewery at Barndon Hill (now known as Burswood), leaving the business in mid-1896.

Gracie, who was born in Tasmania, was the chief brewer at Cascade Brewery prior to moving to Western Australia.

[3] The brewing equipment was sourced by Sleigh from a former brewery at Koondrook on the Murray River in Victoria.

[15] Swan subsequently closed the brewery, employing the majority of the workforce at the Perth operations.