▁England , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁During ▁his ▁te en age ▁years , ▁He ▁had ▁purs ued ▁the ▁bre wing ▁of ▁non - al co hol ic ▁drink s ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by . ▁After ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁la und ry man ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁in ▁both ▁England ▁and ▁France , ▁Hall ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁decided ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁col ony ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁arrived ▁in ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁village ▁of ▁Mar ry at ville . ▁▁ ▁Hall ▁started ▁producing ▁s oda ▁water , ▁special ising ▁in ▁" St onie " ▁g inger ▁be er , ▁then ▁sold ▁in ▁cer am ic ▁bott les , ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁oldest ▁aer ated ▁water ▁manufact ur ers ▁in ▁South ▁Australia , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁George ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁sons ▁Henry , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Edward ▁in ▁the ▁firm , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Ge o . ▁Hall ▁& ▁S ons . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁they ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Mar ry at ville ▁site ▁to ▁larger ▁prem ises , ▁a ▁former ▁soap ▁and ▁cand le ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Edward ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Nor wood ▁Par ade , ▁where ▁their ▁major ▁compet itor ▁was ▁W ▁Wood ro of e ▁& ▁Son . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Hall ▁&