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HISTORY OF THE CORKMAN The pub, up until 2003 known as ''The Carlton Inn'', was first established in 1855 – 20 years after the founding of Melbourne. Records show that barely a handful of pubs existed outside the city centre at this time – the suburb of Carlton itself was little more than a lightly forested area with a cemetery and a universtiy of 16 students ( Melbourne University ). The Carlton Inn predated the suburb by 15 years, and the well-known beer, Carlton by 9 years. Some theorized that both the suburb and the beer were named after the Carlton Inn. However, a recent historian has convincingly disproved this theory, showing that all are actually derived from the Carlton Gardens (allocated in 1852), which in turn derived from the Carlton Gardens in England, named after its original owner, Lord Carleton . Despite its lack of creativity, the Carlton Inn performed an invaluable function for the emerging Carlton Brewery. This establishment commenced in 1858 as the North Melbourne Brewery, before being bought by Edward Latham , arriving from Tasmania in 1864. In those formative years, the only market for the two weekly tonnes of beer were the local pubs, and the Carlton Inn, being just around the corner from the old brewery site – the impressive bluestone remains still stand on Bouverie and Victoria streets – probably aided in the consolidation of the brewery. According to the Corkman's website, the original publican of the Carlton Inn in 1855, George Edmunds Esq. , was the postman for Melbourne University (founded just two years earlier). However, it was its next owner, John Cozen , who in the 1860s and '70s was responsible for much of the building as it appears today, consigning the original bluestone structure to the lounge bar. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK
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