TitleIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy 1947Object TypeObjectDate1947DescriptionIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society Ltd 1947.
Photo of building from the eastern railway side. Man on platform and two carriages.Provenance and SignifcanceThe Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy (ICCD) factory was built beside the railway line at Albion Park Rail on land provided by G L Fuller.
The formal opening of the ICCD was 27 September 1899. C W Wood was appointed manager, and H R Hobart the engineer.
Two steam engines drove the machinery and the refrigerating plant. Pasteurization was introduced in 1903 and by 1905 the Company was delivering milk to Sydney in hermetically sealed tanks.
The butter making section was upgraded in 1925 and in 1935 a new milk section was opened. The Company continued to improve and in 1956 marketed the "Warrilla" brand of butter.
The factory closed in 1985.DonorIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy
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MaterialTimber, glass and photo paperDimensions38cm x 21.5cm. Frame dimensions 57cm x 42cm