Resch's Limited was an Australian brewing company. It was incorporated in July 1906 to manage the brewing interests of German immigrant

Edmund Resch Edmund Resch (9 June 1847 - 22 May 1923) was a Germany, German-Australian brewer. He founded and operated the successful brewing company Resch's Limited, the name of which survives today as beer brand Resch's. Resch was born in Hörde in Westph ...

, who had owned regional breweries before buying out

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brewer Allt's and then building his own brewery. It operated the "Waverley Brewery" in the

suburb of Waterloo. Resch operated the company until his death in 1923, after which time it was operated by his sons. In July 1929,

Tooth and Co. Tooth and Co was the major brewer of beer in New South Wales, Australia. The company owned a large brewery on Broadway in Sydney from 1835 until 1985, known as the Kent Brewery. It was historically one of Australia's oldest companies, having be ...

purchased the company's assets for approximately £2,500,000 and it was placed into voluntary liquidation. Their brand continues in 2018 as Resch's, now owned by

Carlton and United Breweries Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, Pu ...

. As with other Australian breweries, it also owned a series of hotels, with the Royal George Hotel in the

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and the

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and Orient Hotel in The Rocks among the notable hotels formerly owned by the company.

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Beer brewing companies based in New South Wales 1929 disestablishments in Australia Defunct breweries of Australia Australian companies established in 1906 Food and drink companies established in 1905 {{Beer-stub