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William Symington - Brewery
The Symingtons lived at Hopetoun, just east of Bacchus Marsh, on the road to Melbourne. Hopetoun no longer exists but there is a cemetery there. Hopetoun is not to be confused with Hopetoun Park, which is a nearby 21st century housing estate located south of the freeway and on the hill to the west of the old Hopetoun.
William Symington of Hoptoun was a civil engineer. He and his family came to Hopetoun in 1858. He built a house and established a large brewery which was licensed from 1862 to 1886. Symington built the equipment for his brewery including the bats and casks. Symington also won a gold medal at the Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866.
The buildings of the Symington brewery and their house were located just north of the cemetery. Until recently there was a Golden Fleece service station there, of which it was said parts of the original Symington Brewery complex had been incorporated into, they being the north and west walls and the chimney. Behind this was the old house Symington home. (This is described in the Bacchus Marsh Heritage Guide, p. 82, and G. Camm’s book, Bacchus Marsh by Bacchus Marsh on pp. 43, p. 66). The service station is no longer there.
William Williams, who was a headmaster of the local primary school, contributed many articles to the local newspaper, the Bacchus Marsh Express. On 5 December 1914 he published an article about William Symington of Hopetoun. (Link on TROVE: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/74267832?). In this article he said the Symingtons of Hopetown were descended from the William Symington who developed the first successful steam driven paddle wheel which was used to create the first real steamboat, the Charlotte Dundas. (see: http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Symington), He went on to say that the William Symington of Hopetoun was a descendant of this William Symington and that he had in his possession a model of this steamboat. We do not know if this connection has been verified or not.
William Symington died on 17 March, 1867. This was recorded in the Bacchus Marsh Express, on 23 March 1867. His son, also William, continued to run the brewery until 1886. He enlisted for the army and went to France in World War I, and fortunately did survive. You can find information about him here: http://www.bacchusmarsh.avenueofhonour.org.au/people.php?personId=_66557255&submit=display&menu=5&num=117&searchName=WIA&searchDate=
References
Bacchus Marsh Heritage Guide (2nd Edition), Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society Inc (BM&DHS), 2003. Published by the BM&DHS, Bacchus Marsh, p.82.
Bacchus Marsh, A Pictorial Chronicle, Gwyn Moore and Jean Oomes, 1996, Published by the BM&DHS, Bacchus Marsh, p.34.
Bacchus Marsh by Bacchus Marsh. An Anecdotal History, compiled by Geoffrey Camm, Shire of Bacchus Marsh and Hargreen Publishing Co, 1986. (Shire of Bacchus Marsh is now the Moorabool Shire). Pp. 42, 66, 157, 296.
List: A History of Bacchus Marsh and its Pioneers, 1836-1936, http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=33596. TROVE is a website of the National Library of Australia, with digital online resources, http://trove.nla.gov.au/
Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Symington
Bacchus Marsh College, http://www.bmsc.vic.edu.au/index.php/ct-menu-item-4/ct-menu-item-10
Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour, http://www.bacchusmarsh.avenueofhonour.org.au/people.php?personId=_66557255&submit=display&menu=5&num=117&searchName=WIA&searchDate
The Symingtons lived at Hopetoun, just east of Bacchus Marsh, on the road to Melbourne. Hopetoun no longer exists but there is a cemetery there. Hopetoun is not to be confused with Hopetoun Park, which is a nearby 21st century housing estate located south of the freeway and on the hill to the west of the old Hopetoun.
William Symington of Hoptoun was a civil engineer. He and his family came to Hopetoun in 1858. He built a house and established a large brewery which was licensed from 1862 to 1886. Symington built the equipment for his brewery including the bats and casks. Symington also won a gold medal at the Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866.
The buildings of the Symington brewery and their house were located just north of the cemetery. Until recently there was a Golden Fleece service station there, of which it was said parts of the original Symington Brewery complex had been incorporated into, they being the north and west walls and the chimney. Behind this was the old house Symington home. (This is described in the Bacchus Marsh Heritage Guide, p. 82, and G. Camm’s book, Bacchus Marsh by Bacchus Marsh on pp. 43, p. 66). The service station is no longer there.
William Williams, who was a headmaster of the local primary school, contributed many articles to the local newspaper, the Bacchus Marsh Express. On 5 December 1914 he published an article about William Symington of Hopetoun. (Link on TROVE: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/74267832?). In this article he said the Symingtons of Hopetown were descended from the William Symington who developed the first successful steam driven paddle wheel which was used to create the first real steamboat, the Charlotte Dundas. (see: http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Symington), He went on to say that the William Symington of Hopetoun was a descendant of this William Symington and that he had in his possession a model of this steamboat. We do not know if this connection has been verified or not.
William Symington died on 17 March, 1867. This was recorded in the Bacchus Marsh Express, on 23 March 1867. His son, also William, continued to run the brewery until 1886. He enlisted for the army and went to France in World War I, and fortunately did survive. You can find information about him here: http://www.bacchusmarsh.avenueofhonour.org.au/people.php?personId=_66557255&submit=display&menu=5&num=117&searchName=WIA&searchDate=
References
Bacchus Marsh Heritage Guide (2nd Edition), Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society Inc (BM&DHS), 2003. Published by the BM&DHS, Bacchus Marsh, p.82.
Bacchus Marsh, A Pictorial Chronicle, Gwyn Moore and Jean Oomes, 1996, Published by the BM&DHS, Bacchus Marsh, p.34.
Bacchus Marsh by Bacchus Marsh. An Anecdotal History, compiled by Geoffrey Camm, Shire of Bacchus Marsh and Hargreen Publishing Co, 1986. (Shire of Bacchus Marsh is now the Moorabool Shire). Pp. 42, 66, 157, 296.
List: A History of Bacchus Marsh and its Pioneers, 1836-1936, http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=33596. TROVE is a website of the National Library of Australia, with digital online resources, http://trove.nla.gov.au/
Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Symington
Bacchus Marsh College, http://www.bmsc.vic.edu.au/index.php/ct-menu-item-4/ct-menu-item-10
Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour, http://www.bacchusmarsh.avenueofhonour.org.au/people.php?personId=_66557255&submit=display&menu=5&num=117&searchName=WIA&searchDate