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The plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the meeting to establish a co-operative milk factory by farmers and soldier settlers in 1949.
Location
| Address: | Carter & Bristol Streets, Katunga, 3640 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.999252 Long: 145.456849 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 18-May-1949 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 18-May-1999 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1999 |
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On 18th May 1949 in a hall on this site, the Soldier Settlers and farmers of this area resolved to establish a Co-Operative milk factory in the Murray Valley Irrigation Area.
The Cobram factory, which opened on 21st May 1951, was the first factory of what subsequently became the Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Company Limited.
The meeting appointed the following committee to apply for a factory licence.
J. Gemmell Chairman
J. Browning Secretary
R. Hosie, H. Garner, M. Buzza,
C. Woods, H. Wilkinson.
This plaque was erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event.
