Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards : Image Bank

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Bunch grapes

Intensely flavoured Shiraz grapes on the Limestone Quarry Vineyard in the Wrattonbully region in the South-East of South Australia.

Closeup grapes

Close up of intensely flavoured Shiraz grapes on the Limestone Quarry Vineyard in the Wrattonbully region in the South-East of South Australia.

Limestone Quarry Vineyard

Young vines on the Limestone Quarry Vineyard relishing the Terra Rossa soils.

Old Vine

Afternoon spring sun lighting up Shiraz vines on the Siegersdorf Vineyard in the Barossa Valley.

Eric Hamilton in World War 1

Description of the actions of Eric Hamilton’s battery of the 11th Field Artillery Brigade during World War 1 including the circumstances of Eric’s wounding at Bapaume, France in April 1917.

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Photo of Australian troops in Bapaume

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Illustration of Bapaume landscape showing movement of Eric’s battery

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Map of Bapaume

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Photo of the Australian Field Artillery using an 18 pounder gun in the Bapaume area, May 1917

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Photo of the Australian Field Artillery using an 18 pounder gun in the Bapaume area, May 1917

People

Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton, proprietor of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards and descendant of the founder Richard Hamilton, standing in front of the original house at Ewell Vineyards, Morphett Road, Adelaide.

Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton, proprietor of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards and descendant of the founder Richard Hamilton, standing alongside the remaining vine, which is over 150 years old, in front of the original house at Ewell Vineyards, Morphett Road, Adelaide.

Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton, proprietor of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards and descendant of the founder Richard Hamilton, standing alongside the remaining vine, which is over 150 years old, in front of the original house at Ewell Vineyards, Morphett Road, Adelaide.

ROBERT HAMILTON IN 1955

ROBERT HAMILTON IN 2006

MARK HAMILTON AND DR DAVID DUNSTAN 2014

Mark Hamilton with Dr David Dunstan after Dr Dunstan’s speech at the 175th celebration of the Hamilton family’s involvement in South Australian wine hosted by Richard Hamilton Wines at Leconfield in 2014.

MARK HAMILTON AND SUSAN HAMILTON

Old Geelong Grammarian Mark Hamilton with (left) Susan Hamilton, Hugh Hamilton's first wife, and mother of Mary Hamilton, the CEO of Hugh Hamilton Wines and (right) Katie Rafferty, Geelong Grammar School’s Alumni Manager. The trio were enjoying the biennial Old Geelong Grammarians SA Branch annual dinner on Friday 25 November 2016, at the Adelaide Club.

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AIRLIE HAMILTON

Mark Hamilton’s daughter Airlie (left) with Dr Patricia Michell (right) and another guest enjoying the biennial Old Geelong Grammarians SA Branch annual dinner on Friday 25 November 2016, at the Adelaide Club.

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Historical Images

STONEGARDEN WINERY AND VINEYARDS C1870S

Group in Stonegarden Vineyards c1870s

Horse and cart Stonegarden winery c1870s

Smoko in Stonegarden vineyards c1870s

Stonegarden vineyards c1870s

Worker in Stonegarden vineyards c1870s

Workers at Stonegarden winery c1870s

1908 GROUP PORTRAIT

Portrait of the Hamilton family in 1908.

AERIAL VIEW HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS 1950s

Aerial view of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, vineyard holdings at Glenelg, South Australia, circa early 1950s.

ANN HAMILTON, (NEE HOLMES) AS AN OLDER WOMAN

Ann Hamilton born Dover, Kent in 1789; died 30 April 1886 at Marion, South Australia aged 97. Wife of Richard Hamilton.

BARRELL ROOM, HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY 1920s

Barrel Room Hamiltons Ewells Winery 1920s

Boiler room at Ewell Winery, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1920s.

BOILER, HAMILTON’S EWELL DISTILLERY

Boiler in Boiler Room at Ewell Distillery, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1940

BOILER

Boiler in Ewell Distillery, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1930s.

BOTTLING AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY

Bottling hall at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1940s.

BOTTLING LINE AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY, CIRCA 1947

Bottling Line at Hamiltons Ewell Winery c1947

Early semi-automatic bottling product at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1947.

BREWERS’ EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 1935

Publication promoting Brewers Exhibition Award, November 1935.

DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY 1950S

Drainage equipment at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia 1950’s.

ENTRANCE TO WEIGHBRIDGE AT SPRINGTON WINERY

Entrance to weighbridge at Hamilton’s Ewell Winery, Springton South Australia.

ERIC HAMILTON 50 YEARS OF SERVICE APRIL 1960

Eric Hamilton 50yrs of Service April 1960

Article in Australian Wine, Brewing and Spirit Review of 20 April 1968 noting 50 years’ service to Hamilton’s and the wine industry by Chairman of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Mr. Frank Eric (“Eric”) Hamilton.

ERIC HAMILTON AT HIS DESK

Frank Eric (Eric) Hamilton at his desk at the head office, Bowman Buildings, corner King William Street and Hindley Street, Adelaide circa 1960s.

ERN SCHWAB ARTICLE 1975

Newspaper article from The Advertiser on 27 February 1975 regarding long term employee of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Ern Schwab. He worked until he died at an old age.

FERMENTATION HALL, EWELL WINERY

Fermentation Hall Hamiltons Ewell Winery

Fermentation Hall at Ewell Winery, Glenelg, South Australia.

FRANK HAMILTON PORTRAIT

Portrait of Frank Hamilton (born 5 February 1959 at Glenelg, South Australia and died 13 June 1913 at Morphettville, South Australia aged 54 from peritonitis). Painted after his death from a photograph by Rex Wood, a leading South Australian portrait artist.

HAMILTON’S EWELLL VINEYARDS GENERAL OFFICE, CITY OF ADELAIDE

The general administrative office at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards head office in Bowman Building, at the corner of King William and Hindley Streets, Adelaide circa 1960s.

GRAPE MILLS AND MUST PUMP AT SPRINGTON WINERY

Grape Mills and Must Pump at Springton Wines

Grape mill and must pump at Hamilton’s Winery at Springton, South Australia.

GRAPE MILLS AND STEMMERS AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY

Grape Mills and Stemmers at Ewell Winery

Grape mill and stemmer at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1920s.

GRAPE PICKING GRENACHE IN EWELL VINEYARDS

Grenache Grape Picking at Ewell Vineyards 1960s

Picking Grenache grapes near corner Morphett Road and Oaklands Road, Warradale with Glenelg Winery in background, circa early 1960s.

HAMILTON’S EWELL WINES BROCHURE 1970s

Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards DL product brochure circa 1970s.

HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY BOTTLING 1950s

Bottling wine at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa late 1950s.

HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS GLENELG WINERY 1947

Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards main winery at Glenelg, South Australia 1947.

HAMILTON EWELL WINES ADELAIDE OFFICE STAFF 1960s

Hamiltons Ewell Wines Adelaide Office Staff 1960s

Mr. Eric Hamilton, Chairman, and head office staff at Bowman Building, corner of King William and Hindley Streets South Australia mid 1960s.

HAMILTON’S WINES MARKETING MONTAGE

Hamilton’s Wines marketing montage circa 1960s.

HAMILTON’S WAREHOUSE C1960-70

Products in Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards warehouse circa 1960s

HORSES-AND-CARTS

Grape delivery by horse and cart circa 1880s at Hamilton’s Ewell Winery, Glenelg, South Australia.

LABORATORY AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY WITH MAURICE OU

Labratory at Hamiltons Ewell Winery with Maurice Ou

Mr. Morris Ou, head winemaker at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards for 40 years from 1938 until 1979, in the main laboratory at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia.

LEECHING PLANT AT EWELL WINERY

Leeching Plant at Hamiltons Ewell Winery 1950s

Leeching plant at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg winery, South Australia early 1960s.

LOADING HOGSHEADS AT EWELL WINERY

Loading Hogsheads at Hamiltons Ewell Winery 1950s

Loading hogsheads on a truck at the main entrance to Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards main winery at Glenelg, South Australia in the 1950s.

MILLING PLANT AT HAMILTON’S EWELL SPRINGTON WINERY

Milling plant at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards Springton Winery, South Australia.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT

Cardboard advertisement celebrating the centenary of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards in 1937.

RECORDING BREAKING OLD VAT

Morris Ou and an administrative officer of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards photographed beside the largest Australian Oak vat in the southern hemisphere.

OLD VINE

Old vine in original vineyards at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg South Australia.

Front of Old Winery in Frank Hamilton’s time

Old WInery Front in Frank Hamiltons time

Photograph of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards’ winery at Glenelg South Australia in the 1880s view from south - the Oaklands Road end.

OVERHEAD CATWALK TO NO 13 BUILDING AT EWELL WINERY

Overhead Catwalk to No13 building at Hamiltons Ewell Winery

Overhead catwalk to no. 13 building at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, South Australia circa 1970s.

PORTION OF BOTTLING LINE AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS WINERY 1950S

Portion of bottling line at Hamilton's Ewell Winery 1950s

Bottle cleaning hall at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg South Australia circa late 1950s.

POT STILLS AT EWELL DISTILLERY 1960S

Continuous pot stills in Ewell Distillery at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg. South Australia circa 1960s.

POT STILLS AT EWELL DISTILLERY 1

Pot stills in Hamilton’s Ewell Distillery, Glenelg South Australia circa 1960s.

POT STILLS AT EWELL DISTILLERY 2

Pot stills in Hamilton’s Ewell Distillery, Glenelg South Australia circa 1960s.

PRESSING PLANT AND PUMPING MACHINERY AT SPRINGTON WINERY

Pressing plant and pumping machinery at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards Springton Winery, South Australia circa 1970s.

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RICHARD HAMILTON AND MARK HAMILTON IN 2014

Cousins Dr. Richard Hamilton and Mr. Mark Hamilton, pictured at the 175th celebration of the Hamilton family’s involvement in South Australian wine hosted by Richard Hamilton Wines and Leconfield in 2014.

ROBERT HAMILTON AND RICHARD HAMILTON IN 2014

Mr. Robert Hamilton, the last Chairman and Managing Director of Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards Pty Ltd prior to its sale to Mildara Wines Limited in 1979 with Dr. Richard Hamilton, pictured at the 175th Hamilton birthday celebrations in 2014.

ROBERT HAMILTON IN 2014

Mr. Robert Hamilton, aged 87 pictured at the Hamilton wine family’s 175th birthday celebrations 2014. He was born on the 27th day of July 1926 and died on 14 October 2014, aged 88 years.

SIR CAPTAIN JOHN HAMILTON

Picture of Sir John Hamilton, a distinguished seaman who lived at Dover in England. Circa 1830s.

SNARGATE STREET, DOVER PICTURED CIRCA 1840

Snargate Street, Dover England circa 1840. The Hamilton wine family lived in Dover prior to Richard and Ann Hamilton, and their nine children, migrating to the new colony of South Australia in 1837.

SPRINGTON WINERY

Hamilton’s Springton Winery, South Australia.

STORAGE VATS AND PUMPING UNITS AT EWELL WINERY

Storage vats and pumping units at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1970.

STORAGE VATS AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS WINERY 1960s

Storage Vats at Hamiltons Ewell Winery 1960s

Large and small storage vats at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia.

STORAGE VATS AT HAMITON’S EWELL VINEYARDS SPRINGTON WINERY 1970

Storage vats in the fermentation hall at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards Winery at Springton, South Australia circa 1970.

SYD HAMILTON

Sydney Holmes Hamilton who was born on 18 July 1898 at Sturt, South Australia, and died on 22 July 1987 aged 89. Syd was the senior winemaker at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards from about 1918 until 1957. He later founded Leconfield Winery at Coonawarra South Australia, aged 79.

SYDNEY AND ERIC HAMILTON WITH THE ORIGINAL LAND ORDER

Sydney and Eric with the original land order

Syd Hamilton and Eric Hamilton pictured with the original Hamilton family land order issued to their great grandfather, Richard Hamilton in London on the 7th June 1837.

SYDNEY HAMILTON CIRCA 1979

Syd Hamilton who established Leconfield at Coonawarra South Australia, circa 1979

MUCKING OUT THE GRAPE PRESS AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS

Three Workers with Machinery at Hamiltons Ewell Winery c1870

Three workers mucking out a grape press at Ewell Vineyards, 1870s.

UPPER FLOOR STORAGE VATS SPRINGTON

An upper floor view of storage vats at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards Winery at Springton South Australia.

VINEYARD ARTICLE THE ADVERTISER, 8 MARCH 1955

An article in The Advertiser on 8th of March 1955 entitled “Vines grown in 1838 still produce” celebrating 100 years from the planting of the first wines in the colony of South Australia by Richard Hamilton in the winter of 1838, following the arrival of the Hamilton family on the Katherine Stuart Forbes on the 13th of October, 1837.

VINEYARD WORKER AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS, 1960S

Worker in Hamiltons Ewell Vineyards Glenelg 1960s

Vineyard workers at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1960s.

WORKER AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS WINERY CIRCA 1880S

Worker at Hamiltons Ewell Winery circa 1880s

Worker at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1880s.

WORKER WITH MACHINERY AT HAMILTON’S EWELL WINERY CIRCA1950s

Worker with Machinery at Hamiltons Ewell Winery 1950s

Worker with pressure pumps at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia circa 1950s.

WORKERS IN VINEYARD AT HAMILTON’S EWELL VINEYARDS, GLENELG 1960

Workers in Ewell Vineyards on the eastern side of Morphett Road, facing the winery to the west, at Hamilton’s Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia.

DOREEN HAMILTON (nee Chambers)

Wife of Frank (Eric) Hamilton, mother of Robert Hamilton, grandmother of Mark Hamilton. Dorren was a member of the pioneering Chambers family which had extensive brewery and hotel interests through Chambers & Blade, the forerunner of the South Australian Brewing Company.

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton (second from left) and Jack Doolan (far left) toasting the success of Hamilton's wines at a Melbourne wine promotion 1955. Robert was Hamilton's Victorian State Manager (1951-57) and Jack was State Sales Manager.

Frank (Eric) Hamilton

Chairman and Managing Director of Hamilton's Wines between 1918 and1968, Frank (Eric) Hamilton was the consummate businessman. Pictured here as a young man, he was husband of Doreen and grandfather of Mark Hamilton.

Suzie McTaggart and Robert Hamilton as children

Suzie McTaggart (nee Hamilton) and brother Robert Hamilton circa 1930. Robert is probably wearing his Queen's College uniform, a school now defunct, on Barton Terrace, North Adelaide.

Exporting Hamiltons 1960s

1960s Exporting Hamilton's wines to the world by air.

Exporting Hamiltons 1960s

1960s Exporting Hamilton's wines to the world by air.

BRIDGEWATER MILL BEFORE RESTORATION BY HAMILTON'S EWELL VINEYARDS

The old Bridgewater Mill, historic landmark of the Adelaide Hills, was purchased by Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards in the 1960s to be used as a whisky bond, as the climate of the hills district perfectly suited maturation of whisky or brandy.

BRIDGEWATER MILL BEFORE RESTORATION BY HAMILTON'S EWELL VINEYARDS

The waterwheel is one of the few of its type in the world measuring 36 feet in diameter weighing 17.5 tons and requiring a flow of 6500 gallons of water a minute to drive it.

BRIDGEWATER MILL BEFORE RESTORATION BY HAMILTON'S EWELL VINEYARDS

No repairs had been carried out to the mill since it was built one hundred years earlier in 1860. Hamilton's renovations were extensive, adding spacious floors for bond storage.

Bottles

In the past Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards made a wide selection of products ranging from spirits and fortified wines to table wines as well as frequently winning awards.

Original winery & vineyards

A 1930s birds eye view of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards original vineyards first planted by Richard Hamilton in 1838 near Glenelg, South Australia.

Original winery & vineyards. Closer

A 1930s birds eye view of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards original vineyards first planted by Richard Hamilton in 1838 near Glenelg, South Australia.

Hogheads

Circa 1930. Filling 65 Gallon (330 litre) Hogsheads with wine in the original Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards winery near Glenelg, South Australia.

Large Vat

Circa 1952. Maurice Ou, a Frenchman and senior winemaker of Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards 1946-1979, in front of what was the largest wooden vat in the Southern Hemisphere (234, 000 litres).

Bridgewater Mill

Circa 1960. The Bridgewater Mill was used as a Whiskey & Brandy Store by Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards in the 1960s and 1970s until the sale of the company to Mildara in 1979. Now a restaurant and sparkling wine cellar owned by Petaluma Wines.

Truck

Circa 1930. Loading barrels of wine for export in the 1930s at the original Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards winery near Glenelg, South Australia.

Harvest time original vineyard

Circa 1880s. The original Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards, Glenelg, South Australia at vintage time.

Puss Moth (Circa 1930s)

Eric Hamilton and friend in his Puss Moth aeroplane. Eric and Syd Hamilton were members of the South Australian Aero Club and they used to regularly fly with people like Kingsford Smith, MacRobertson Miller and Amy Johnson.