* 1847: Mr de Burgh builds a flourmill, known as the White House at the foot of Mt Eliza.* 1857: Architect and engineer Frederic Sherwood opens the original Swan Brewery in Sherwood Court.
THE Swan Brewery has embarked on an $8 million spending spree to renew its flagging status as the major WA beverage producer with a new strategy of investment in high profile licensed premises.