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The former Derwent Distillery and Artillery Brewery were once located at the end of Gore Street, adjacent to the Hobart Rivulet. The section which survives is located on the original distillery site, which was constructed in 1873 when William Gracie demolished the former brewery and built his new Artillery Brewery of stone and brick. Gracie's investment appears to have been a failure and in 1882 the brewery property had been acquired by the newly floated Cascade Brewery Co.
In 1883 the brewery site was leased to Messrs. Johnstone and Co. who used the premises as a woollen mill, operated by steam, until 1898 when they moved to a new building in Molle Street. The "Gore Street Cottage" was rented by James Aikman who was a new partner in the expanded Cascade Company, who was from a family of brewers long established at Bath in the UK.
Post-Word War II, the premises were owned by Mr Frank Hickman, who used the present building as a joinery workshop, and for the storage of timber for the joinery business.
In the 1960’s teenage Hobart rock band - the Brotherhood of Myrtle - used the old brewery premises for band practice.
During the disastrous bushfires of February 1967, the large brewery caught fire, shown in graphic pictures on the day. The ruined shell was subsequently demolished.
The surviving buildings were the home of the brewer, and the brewery store house. Construction materials are identical to this visible in photos of the now demolished 5 storey brewery. The buildings are listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, as 14 Gore Street, South Hobart, and now form part of the Southern Cross Care (Tas.) Inc. residential aged care complex.
Information from: https://petermacfiehistorian.net.au/publications/artillery-brewery/