Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society Collection

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NameIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society CollectionCollection summaryThe Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Co. Ltd factory was built beside the railway line at Albion Park Rail on land provided by G L Fuller.

The formal opening of the I.C.C.D.Co. Ltd. was held on the 27th September 1899. C W Wood was appointed manager, and H R Hobart the engineer. Two steam engines drove the machinery and the refrigerating plant.

Pasteurisation 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.

At it's height, over 200 local dairy farms supplied milk to the factory.

The factory closed in 1985.

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Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Factory c.1950.

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PlaceIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy FactoryLocalityAlbion Park RailIndustryDairying

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Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society Collection