tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:58:31 +0000Bega Pioneers MuseumBega Cheese Heritage CentreDairying1913 Royal Commission into the Price and Supply of FoodAlbion ParkBabcock MethodDairy FactoryDairy Machinery ManufacturersElmgroveMilk TestingMilking Machines18901908Anthony Hordern and SonsBerrima District Co-operative CompanyBerrima MuseumBerry MuseumBranding IronButter CutterCheese PressCorrimalCream SeparatorsCultural MapDairy IndustryDairy MachineryDays FoundryDigital Collection EntriesEbenezer RussellFresh Food and Ice CompanyG. L. FullerGeorge GuthreyGippsland Heritage ParkGippsland and Northern Co-op Co. Ltd.HeuristIce CreamIllawarra Central Co-operative DairyIllawarra MuseumPicasa Web AlbumScotlandShepards Lightning Ice Cream MakerStreets Ice CreamThe GangThe Weekly TimesTongarra Bicentennial MuseumTumblrWollongongeHivehttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-7678071401381879788Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:39:00 +00002012-12-17T12:06:23.623-08:00Cream SeparatorsDairy Machinery ManufacturersDairyingGippsland and Northern Co-op Co. Ltd.Milking MachinesThe Weekly TimesGippsland and Northern Co-operative Co. Ltd. Lately I have been digitising a collection of small adverts for Australian manufacturers of dairy machinery that was kindly passed on to me from Margaret Simpson, a curator in all things agricultural and mechanical at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. One company that kept appearing throughout the collection was the Gippsland and Northern Co-operative http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/10/gippsland-and-northern-co-operative-co.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-108426558107544875Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:06:00 +00002012-12-17T12:23:28.990-08:00Dairy MachineryDairy Machinery ManufacturersPicasa Web AlbumAfter a furious period of scanning, I can now provide a link to the depository of scanned trade manual pages which reference the machinery included in the project. The name of the manufacturers, model names and the date are tagged, so one may navigate amongst the collection via several nodes. Trade Manuals When one is taking a wander through the collection, they might also like to take a sidehttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/10/trade-advertisements-for-dairy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-4859622792825598692Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:50:00 +00002010-09-03T05:03:49.438-07:00Babcock MethodBega Pioneers MuseumMilk TestingThough a little shaky, the above video provides a good idea of a hand-worked Babcock Milk Tester in motion. The tester is in the collection of the Bega Pioneers Museum, who have kindly allowed me to present this material.As per the last post, the centrifugal machine was worked by the user rapidly rotating the hand crank for about half a minute. This machine could fit two samples at any one time.http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/09/babcock-milk-tester_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-9015921343092022900Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:54:00 +00002012-12-17T12:57:27.138-08:00Babcock MethodBega Cheese Heritage CentreBega Pioneers MuseumBerrima District Co-operative CompanyFresh Food and Ice CompanyMilk Testing Unexpected interest from the blogosphere has transpired overnight for milk testing machinery collected in local museums. It all started with a post written yesterday on this humble blog, regarding a pioneer of the Bega area, Mr. George Guthrey. Impressive detective work by our friends at Maffra and District Historical Society and Old Gippstown Heritage Park took inspiration from a set of three http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/08/introduction-of-milk-testing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-1745005154588248394Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:20:00 +00002012-12-17T13:01:10.771-08:00Bega Cheese Heritage CentreBega Pioneers MuseumElmgroveGeorge GuthreyNestled in the collections of two museums in Bega are items of machinery and equipment used at a historical farm in Elmgrove. Their original owner, Mr. George Guthrey, was a pioneer of the region. In 1901 Mr. Guthrey is recorded in government records as being a registered dairy farmer living at Brian Dairy, Bega. So who exactly was Mr. George Guthrey and how did he make his way into Bega? Born onhttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/08/mr-george-guthrey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-6699796054594677488Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:58:00 +00002012-12-17T13:36:39.559-08:00Cultural MapDairy IndustryHeuristTumblrThe underlying data of the project exists as a relational object based database hosted on the server of the Digital Humanities Department at the University of Sydney. The database is managed through Heurist. The database is embedded with an internal logic which involves the creation of a complex web (with standardised patterns) that ties together all of the records (or objects) in order to http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/08/cultural-map-of-early-dairy-industry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-4665576036160129845Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:58:00 +00002010-08-05T02:10:27.064-07:00Bega Pioneers MuseumDigital Collection EntrieseHiveIn the past two weeks I have created a number of collection entries for the Bega Pioneers Museum through eHive. These may be accessed by the following link;Bega Pioneers Museum- eHive collection entriesThese entries will be expanded over time, though in the meantime it is my hope that navigators viewing the records may post any additional information they may be able to offer by adding comments http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-collection-entries-for-bega.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-4935515792244949806Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:26:00 +00002010-07-27T21:58:46.064-07:0018901908Bega Cheese Heritage CentreCheese PressDays FoundryElmgroveScotlandThe GangOn the weekend I viewed two cheese presses worthy of a new post- one ornate and the other quite unique in its design. Both cheese presses are in the collection of the Bega Cheese Heritage Centre, a treasure trove of over 160 items which will be keeping me busy in cataloguing mode for some time.The first is a double screw press manufactured at the Days Foundry in Scotland in 1890.The other cheese http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/cheese-presses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-6192966482665745309Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:04:00 +00002010-07-17T22:02:15.794-07:00Anthony Hordern and SonsBerry MuseumButter CutterGippsland Heritage ParkEach morning at tables and benches across this nation, bleary eyed contestants aspire to accomplish a task commonly blundered by amateurs. Far from a reward for some innate gift, the prize recognises in the successful a skill that has taken a lifetime to nurture. I am speaking-of course-of the elusive triumph of spreading butter on toast, crumpets or muffins with minimal wastage of their heavenlyhttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/slice-of-goodness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-8784859421404859795Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:14:00 +00002010-07-10T03:14:44.263-07:00Check out this SlideShare Presentation: From Small Beginings - A History Of Dairying In The Illawarra (Cream of the Crop entrant)View more presentations from LandLearn NSW.http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/from-small-beginings-history-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-6713819693891029267Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:04:00 +00002012-12-17T13:45:43.853-08:001913 Royal Commission into the Price and Supply of FoodMilking Machines When milking machines were first available in New South Wales dairy farmers expressed caution towards their use. In a Royal Commission into the price and supply of food in NSW conducted in 1913, a number of those brought before the Commission reveal their hesitation towards the new machines. 1. Many farmers claimed the machines would cause harm to their herd. Commissioner: "You prefer hand http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/cautious-takeup-of-milking-machines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-4970083482394292569Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:22:00 +00002010-07-08T19:12:22.084-07:00The "Warrilla" brand of butter was produced at the Illawarra Central Cooperative Dairy Factory [see earlier post]. It was first retailed in 1955, with a change in the name of the ICCD's butter brand from "Allowrie" to Warrilla".The butter wrapper held by the Tongarra Museum is significant in that it is has been dated to c.1956- soon after the brand name change. Whats in a name?The name Warrilla http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/warrilla-butter-wrapper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-1426734878834893064Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:58:00 +00002012-12-17T13:48:44.088-08:00The Cheese Press depicted here forms part of the rural and agricultural machinery collection of the Illawarra Museum in central Wollongong. What is a press used for? A cheese press is used to remove excess whey by imparting pressure for an extended period, often overnight. When the cheese is removed from the press it should be firm. For an extended description of the cheese press, follow http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/cheese-press.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-6454357770010494051Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:56:00 +00002010-07-08T03:56:34.651-07:00The introduction of mechanical cream separation marked a period of rapid transformation in the early dairying industry in Australia. Pictured left is the Alfa-Laval Cream Separator, a widely used model that was manufactured in Sweden.How does it work?The mechanical method of separation would soon become an industry standard. Based on the principle of centrifugation, the cream separator enabled http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/07/alfa-laval-cream-separator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-4662519380173781167Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:16:00 +00002010-07-06T20:13:17.728-07:00Albion ParkBranding IronDairyingEbenezer RussellTongarra Bicentennial MuseumWalking around regional museums in the Illawarra one will often come across a collection of branding irons that are reminders of the pastoral heritage of the area. More often than not their original user is not well known, even though the owner's initials may be clearly seen.At Tongarra Bicentennial Museum there are a collection of three branding irons, one of which can be identified as belonginghttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/06/ebenezer-russells-branding-iron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-2841553182124816707Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:23:00 +00002010-07-06T20:09:31.491-07:00Berrima MuseumIce CreamShepards Lightning Ice Cream MakerIt may look like a strange oak bucket salvaged from a well, but this intriguing object collected by the Berrima Museum is in fact an early model of an ice cream maker. It had been in use before the turn of the 20th century, but remained in popularity for some time. Manufactured in the United States, the machine was worked by the manual rotation of a side handle-an effort that for those versed in http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/06/it-may-look-like-modified-well-bucket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-1887953911539098072Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:46:00 +00002010-07-20T02:54:40.049-07:00CorrimalDairy FactoryDairyingIllawarra MuseumStreets Ice CreamWollongongWhat do the Paddle Pop, the Cornetto and the Golden Gaytime share in common, other than the fact they are all ice cream and delicious? It's a question I would have been stumped by a few months ago. The answer? These products are all sold by the Streets Ice Cream company. I became interested in the two main Australian ice-cream producers (Peters and Streets) after starting a project on the historyhttp://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/06/streets-ice-cream-cream-of-coast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411816002288454746.post-6445735693637981036Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:34:00 +00002012-12-17T13:55:20.106-08:001913 Royal Commission into the Price and Supply of FoodAlbion ParkDairy FactoryG. L. FullerIllawarra Central Co-operative Dairy The South Coast of NSW is credited with being the birthplace of co-operative enterprise in Australia. These early dairy co-operatives took advantage of their collective power to counter the market domination of the commercial vendors based in Sussex Street, Sydney. With the extension of the Illawarra railway and the introduction of mechanical cream separation the scene was set for the unity of http://fromfarmtofactory.blogspot.com/2010/06/illawarra-central-co-operative-dairy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dairyintheillawarra)1