Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailThe Butcher

George Cribb was a butcher from The Rocks, a bigamist and one shifty character. He was also one of the biggest producers of sly grog in The Rocks. When he arrived in Australia, he tied the knot with a female convict, even though he was already married. He later found out his wife from England was coming to Australia and subsequently paid his second wife £300 (about $150,000 today) to disappear. He was caught up in several dishonest dealings, including an incident with smuggled rum barrels found on his cart, but always managed to talk his way out of trouble. The Butcher did a great trade with both businesses and he bought up large amounts of property in The Rocks and built rows of tenements on them.