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Numurkah District History of Strathmerton and Yale Creameries
The Strathmerton creamery opened about 1888 and closed around 1894 behind Brown Corke & Co. The Yale creamery, opened by A Bennett, operated briefly at Nathalia area before moving to Yale reserve and closing by 1900. Suppliers included Tom Brannigan and Wi Thompson with milk, butter, and later testing in Melbourne. A signature tale mentions a whistle signaling milk shortages and a skim milk incident for a student, and a later creamery under storage firm ownership closed in 1906 after four separators operated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmerton Creamery
Brown, Corke & Co
Fox Bros
Wallace
Mybill
M. Bailey
Tom Brannigan
Wi Thompson
Alex Thompson
James Kenny
Wm Smith
M. Collie
Pat Lorenz
S. Denson
Schultz
W. Dunham
Brannigan
Melbourne
Byannigan
Ion
Throrne
Strathmerton
Jalen Creamery
Cleves Jam
My Wy. Toppins
Oir Rm
A. Bennett
Nathalia
James Richardson
Souionger
Wm Thompson
Matthew Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Andrew Black
Toy
Hoskin
James Lewis
W. Ladgrove
Cumanore Creamery
Fresh Boo
Idvddhesis
Wat Wail
Mirfred’ Foster
Robbie” Gordon
Numurkah
Messrs
Adiyy Gray
Eq Gray
Wm Kelly
James Sloss
John Osborne
James Arnold
John Ginnane
Matthew Wellington
Wm Halliday
John Lee
John McMurray
Wm Burkitt
James Burkitt
D. Hickey
Donald Gordon
James Wallace
Wm Knox
H. Roche
Robert Buchanan
D. Quinn
A. E Watters
John Biggin
F. Crimmins
Aleee