Ballins Breweries (N.Z.)

Date: ca 1940s-1960s

From: Edwards-Sextus, Patricia, active 1999-2019: Collection

By: Mills, Dick & Company

Reference: MSX-10203

Description: Scrapbook includes the following labels: Kauri pale ale, East India Pale Ale, DB Dunedin bitter, Crown lagered ale, Crown champion ale, Crown draught ale, Red Band pale ale, Timaru draught beer (New Zealand Breweries), Wards special stout, Lion double stout, South Island bitter ale (Ballins Breweries), Dominion bitter, Tui Empire Bitter, Tularg full strength beer, Waikato brew 22 draught, Waikato Breweries coronation lager, Hamilton Centennial brew 1964, Hamilton Old Boys RFC jubilee 1965, Leatherneck lager, Britooloo Brew - Lions 1959 tour, Waikato heavy stout, mild draught, triple XXX, Waikato Red CapGold Medal lager beer, Standard Brewing Company, Standard English Stout (Standard Brewery Company), Simons Stout Malted Milk, Lemon and Paeroa (Grey & Menzies Ltd, Auckland), Vita Stout, Oat Malt stout, Waitemata pale ale, DB Lager, DB Diploma Beer, Waitemata Draught Beer, Rheineck lager and bockbier, Waikato Breweries Kentish Ale, Leopard Lager (Double LL, Continental, draught, extra stout), MacEwan's Edinburgh Ale; Tooth's Sydney bitter ale, Tooheys flag ale (Australia), various labels from Australian companies Toohey's and Resch's; Topper Brew - not for sale- made by myself on Feb 11 1960; New Zealand Breweries Wards, Stella Beer, Bavarian Bitter, Lucky Draught, Lion mild draught, Lion Beer, Sparkling Waitemata pale ale, John Bull Strong ale (Ballins Breweries Christchurch); Ballins Brown Top Conditioned Ale, Ballins Natural Oatmalt Stout; Ballins Tavern Draught; Ballins John Bull Strong Ale; Ballins Sparkling Beer, Steinecker Lager Beer, New Zealand Breweries Lucky Bitter and Lucky Stout, Lucky Draught and Lucky Lager; Gillespie & Hyde Bull's breath; NZ Breweries 22 Battalion Reunion 1964; Digger brand stout (Bottled by R Whittingham, brewer, Gore - litho by Mills, Dick & Co.), Lord's Pale Ale, John Reid Boxer stout; Genuine Old Hokonui distilled in the hills since 1862; Hokonui Draught; Fiji Lager (Suva); Fiji Lager (Carlton Brewery Suva); Dannevirke brewery Centennial Viking Brew; Barbed Wire brown Draught beer; various from Masonic Hotel Dannevirke (G O Robinson finest golden sherry, Royal Host port Gonzola rich invalid port, Glenloth fine old port, Vineroso special old sherry, Jamaica rum, Finest old French cognac brandy. Also includes an envelope containing several Australian labels, and two loose labels. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 volume(s) also containing loose items of ephemera, including an envelope. Physical Description: Hardbound scrapbook, Summit flat opening school exercise book, 230 x 177 mm. Processing information: Reference number changed in September 2022 for storage and preservation purposes. Formerly Eph-A-ALCOHOL-Edwards-1.

Date: 1967

From: Edwards-Sextus, Patricia, active 1999-2019: Collection

Reference: Eph-A-BEVERAGE-Soft-Edwards-Ballins

Description: Includes the following labels, with a covering letter from Ballins Industries in 1967, explaining that the brewery ceased brewing "some years ago": Ballins Cloves compound cordial (2 copies) Ballins milk shake flavourings : Lemon (2 copies) Ballins lemon squash (3 copies) Ballins flavoured cordial: Raspberry (2 copies) Ballins Sarsaparilla compound cordial (2 copies) Ballins Solo (2 copies) Flavoured beverage: Lemon and Paeroa, the highest achievement of the mineral water bottlers art. Innes Tartan Ltd, authorised bottler, Ballins Industries Ltd, Christchurch (3 copies) Also includes one label for a beer: Ballins Crystal Ale, 7% proof spirit. This likely dates from the early 1960s when the company was still brewing. The labels were sent to collector Mr Edwards by Ballins Industries Ltd in 1967. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on labels, sizes varying up to 143 mm.

Date: 1970 - 1989

From: [Box of individual alcohol labels for beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages]

Reference: Eph-A-ALCOHOL-Labels-Lion

Description: Includes labels for: Lion double stout (3 different), Lion Brown draught beer (5 different), Lion super lager, Lion mild draught (2 different), Lion beer Brown, Lion super lager beer export strength, Lion super premium lager, Lion double stout, Lion beer, Lion beer stout (green), Lion pilsener lager, Lion beer light ale, Lion beer lager (blue and gold metallic), Lion beer export (gold and black metallic), Lion super lager beer, Steinlager New Zealand Lager Beer brewed and bottled in New Zealand by Lion Breweries Ltd Auckland, Florida Rhinelager lager beer, Waikato XXXX strong ale, Wards pale XXXX ale Also includes special labels: Ashburton Centenary 1878-1978 Auckland Workingmen's Club centennial Ballins Centennial beer Bligh's Brew Canterbury Rugby Football Union centennial celebrations 1879-1979 Carterton Rugby Football Club centennial 1879-1979 Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1878-1978 Christchurch Workingmen's Club centennial 1880-1980 Clinton Football Club jubilee 1899-1974 Contractors 78 brew Double Green brew 1868 deluxe Featherston Rugby Club 1878-1978 (2 copies) Foxton Rugby Football Club 1880-1980 Gillette Cup Golden Oldies Tournament. 1st international tournament 1979 Gollin Wines & Spirits Ltd, J'ville drive-in Hato Petera golden jubilee 1928-1978 Hughes and Cossar Group of Companies. 75th anniversary year 1903-1978 Hutt Valley Cricket Association 1928-1978 Kirk Motors Ltd New offices 500 Broadway, Newmarket Kaiapoi Rugby League Club. Mandeville Hotel Lion Breweries Surf Boat Marathon, Wellington Harbour, 10 December 1977 Lions Club of Rotorua. Multiple District 202 Convention, Rotorua, 22-24 April 1977 Lions International District 202B Convention 1978 Mount Wellington Licensing Trust 25th jubilee, 1957-1982 NB [New Brighton?] Rugby Football Club. Fighting fit and fifty, 1929-1979 New Zealand Army. 28 Maori Battalion. Reunion, Commercial Hotel Whakatane, Easter 1982 N.Z.B.L.C. 1st convention 1979 New Zealand Battalion National Reunion, Wanganui, 2-4 June 1973 New Zealand Dental Association. 9th Biennial Conference, Christchurch 1978 New Zealand Easter Show, Auckland Showgrounds NZLTA 21st birthday 1958-1979. 23rd annual conference NZ Tug-o-War Champs 1979 Napier Newmans Centennial 1879-1979 Newton King 100 years of service. Centennial 1879-1979 Northern Shearing Circle, Raglan, Thames, Aria, Warkworth, Pukekohe One Ton Cup in association with Epiglass 1977 Operation Northland 1981 Palmerston North High School Old Boys (2 different) Palmerston North Marist B.O.B.R.F.C. 50 jubilee 1926-1976 Pirates Football Club 75 Jubilee Wanganui 1898-1973 Point Chevalier Bowling Club. Golden Jubilee 1928-1978 Ponsonby Cruising Club, Lipton Cup 60th anniversary Porirua Recreation Centre. Expo Porirua '79, 25 October to November 1st [1979] Prestons Wholesale Wine & Spirits, 98-100 Abel Smith St. Drink Lion with Dale Evans Mng. (2 copies) Pukekohe Rugby Club. Silver Jubilee 1956-1981 Ranfurly Shield beer. Mighty Manawatu Rangiora R F C (Inc). 100th jubilee, 1875-1975 Reid Farmers Centennial 1878-1978. Speights Ale Retail Motor Industry Conference. Whangarei 1981 Rotorua Centennial beer Sanders Cup, Eastbourne 1977 South Island Marist Rugby Football Tournament. Host team Celtic R.F.C. Timaru Speights Three Star Gold Medal Ale (2 copies) Staples export lager beer Tauranga Centennial 1882-1982 Terawhiti Licensing Trust Wholesale Cellars Superb Timaru Bitter Union Boat Club, 1877-1977 University of Canterbury Students' Association Waihi Miners Reunion. Labout Weekend 1976 Waikato's Champion (shows cow and Ranfurly Shield) Wainuiomata Licensing Trust Wholesale Waitangi (shows fishing boat and leaping marlin) Waitomo Hotel Lion beer (shows boat in glowworm caves) Wellington Workingmen's Club Centenary, 10 July 1977 Williams & Kettle centennial 1880-1980 World Cup Soccer 1982 (2 different) WOCO [World Council of Service Clubs?] 1979 (2 different) Quantity: 95 colour photo-mechanical print(s) approximately. Physical Description: Photolithographs on labels, sizes varying

Date: 1936 - 1959

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-BEVERAGE-Soft-1950s-01

Description: Shows at top centre a small pixie in white furry costume, amidst a bunch of raspberries whose juice he squeezes into a glass tumbler. The lower half of the poster continues the text. Other Titles - Christchurch Press Company Limited Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph and screenprint, 1015 x 760 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2007.

From: K E Niven and Co :Commercial negatives

Reference: 1/2-208596-F

Description: Six different varieties of Bellins beer in bottles, photographed by K E Niven and Co of Wellington Description from negative envelope and studio card index. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative Finding Aids: Studio card index: no. 710.