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Mitchell Forest Co Operative Creamery Plaque Inscription
Mitchell Forest Co Operative Creamery Plaque Inscription

Photographs supplied by Brian Walsh

The plaque commemorates pioneers and their contribution to the development of the dairying industry and the Hunter Valley.

The plaque is inset into one of the building stones of the creamery which was established in 1890. The creamery was one of the first operating in the Lower Hunter prior to farm separation.

Location

Address:Raymond Terrace & Woodberry Roads, Millers Forest, 2324
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.763023
Long: 151.700404
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1971
Front Inscription

This plaque is inset in one of the original building stones of the Creamery established on this site about the year 1896 by  the Millers Forest Co-Operative Creamery Limited.

The officers of the Company then were :-

John Kearney   A. J. King   P. A. Scarr
Chairman         Director      Manager

The Creamery was one of the first operating in the Lower Hunter prior to the introduction of farm separation.

This plaque commemorates the work & unselfish spirit of the early pioneer families 

Their valuable contribution to the development of the dairying industry & the Hunter Valley in general

Source: H, MA
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