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On 12 January 1842, Dr Lindeman purchased at auction a property on the Paterson River at Gresford called "Cawarra". The following year he began to plant vines, and using the knowledge he had gained while travelling in France and Germany, he established a winery. On 13 September 1851, the wooden-built winery and cellar of Cawarra were razed by fire. Lindeham rebuilt the winery and was able to gain acknowledgment for his wines at the International Exhibition in London of 1862, the Melbourne Exhibition of 1866, and the Paris Exhibition of 1867.
The headquarter, winery and bottling equipment were transferred in 1870 to the Exchange Cellars at the corner of Pitt and Gresham Street, Sydney. In 1872 Lindeman purchased Haffer's Vineyard at Corowa. In 1879 he took three of his five sons, Charles Fredrick, Arthur Henry and Herbert William into partnership in the firm H.J. Lindeman.
Dr Lindeman died at Cawarra on 23 May 1881.The business was carried on by his three sons. In 1906 a private company Lindeman Ltd, was incorporated and the following decade saw the acquisition of further vineyards in the Hunter Valley.
By 1923 the financial state of the company had deteriorated and as a result Leo Buring, the technical advisor to a number of well-known companies, was appointed general manger. He held the position until 1930. A receiver was appointed in 1931 then carried on business until 1947, when control was handed back to share holders.
In 1953 Lindeman was converted to a public company. In 1960 the company name was changed to Lindemans Wines Pty Limited. In November 1959 the holding company Lindeman (Holdings) Limited was formed to acquire the existing capital of the company. It had been incorporated as a private holding company, which went on to acquire a number of wine and spirit companies, including Leo Buring (Holdings) Ltd in 1962 and Crawford and Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd in 1970.
In 1971, Lindeman (Holdings) Limited was acquired by Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd, although the Lidenman board and management continued to run the business of the company.
The company continues to be a major wine producer under the Lindeman name.

Published resources

Books

• Kirkton centenary 1830-1930, Lindeman Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, 1930, unpaged pp. Details
• Chandler, Mary J., From dream to reality: Lindermans Winery, Karadoc: 25 years, 1974-1999, Southcorp Wines, Karadoc, South Australia, 1998, 56 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Hirst, Warwick; Murphy, John T., 'The archives of Lindeman (Holdings) Limited', Archives and Manuscripts, vol. 12, no. 1, 1984, pp. 9-16. Details