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Table Cape Butter and Bacon Factory Ltd (1892 - 1973)

From
1892
Wynyard, Tasmania
To
1973

Summary

Said to be Tasmania' first co-operatively owned butter factory, the business was floated by C.B.M. Fenton in 1892. The business merged with Duck River Co-operative Butter Factory Company Ltd in 1973 to form United Milk Products Ltd.

In 1963 the business purchased the Yolla Dairy Company's butter factory.

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Timeline

 1892 - 1973 Table Cape Butter and Bacon Factory Ltd
       1973 - 1981 United Milk Products Ltd
             1981 - United Milk Tasmania Ltd

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Archival resources

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection

  • United Milk Tasmania (UMT) Ltd records, 1885 - 1994, CHS 26; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 25 September 2005, Last modified: 25 March 2015