Mil Lel or Attamurra. The Mil Lel cheese factory in excellent condition. A great Art Deco factory.
Jack Frost whose father managed the Yahl butter and cheese factory purchased a small home based cheese factory at Mil Lel in 1925. he grew the business by supplying cheese to CPS grocery store chain in South Australia. In 1932 he built part of a new factory. He added to it over the next couple of years ended up with a fine Art Deco cheese factory. It still operates in 2015.
CPS was Central Provision Stores which operated in SA from around 1920 to 1972. They had stores all over the state with 43 stores in the 1940s.
Jack Frost sold his Mil Lel cheese factory to Kraft Australia in 1951. When he started at Mil Lel there were 21 employees and 70 milk suppliers. This factory was oen of the irst to accept bulk milk deliveries from tanbkers in 1972. They made a range of cheeses but specialised in Philadelphia Cream Chewse and cheese dips.
Mil Lel or Attamurra. The Mil Lel cheese factory in excellent condition. A great Art Deco factory.
Jack Frost whose father managed the Yahl butter and cheese factory purchased a small home based cheese factory at Mil Lel in 1925. he grew the business by supplying cheese to CPS grocery store chain in South Australia. In 1932 he built part of a new factory. He added to it over the next couple of years ended up with a fine Art Deco cheese factory. It still operates in 2015.
CPS was Central Provision Stores which operated in SA from around 1920 to 1972. They had stores all over the state with 43 stores in the 1940s.
Jack Frost sold his Mil Lel cheese factory to Kraft Australia in 1951. When he started at Mil Lel there were 21 employees and 70 milk suppliers. This factory was oen of the irst to accept bulk milk deliveries from tanbkers in 1972. They made a range of cheeses but specialised in Philadelphia Cream Chewse and cheese dips.