 Due to the logistics of shipping bottles such a long distance, the company decided in April 1958 to introduce a bigger bottle, a bottle, which became known as the "Darwin Stubby".At that time most hotels in the Darwin area were owned by the Swan Brewing Company of Western Australia, which preferred to sell its own beer from these outlets, so the "Darwin Stubby" was only available from one or two independent hotels and licensed stores, mostly grocers and supermarkets.In 1981 Swan Brewery and CUB formed a merged entity Northern Territory Breweries Pty Ltd.