Ossie Smith's Model Dairy
Notes
In 1903, Bill Smith started dairying in Stuart Rd, trading as The Model Dairy. His father had originally operated a dairy for the Carrington Hotel from the 1880s, before entering into a partnership with Mr S Whitehead in a dairy in Barton St.
The Model Dairy prospered and his son Ossie later started his own dairy on adjoining land before amalgamating with his father, to become one of the largest dairies in the district.
There were up to 28 dairies operating in the Katoomba - Leura area in the early 1900s, supplying fresh milk, butter and cream to local hotels, guest houses and homes.
With the introduction of compulsory milk pasteurisation and refrigerated transport in the 1950s, the small, town dairies fell into decline.
Format: B&W photograph
Date Range: 1920s
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library
Part of: Local Studies Collection - LS Images 4088B
Provenance: Donation
Ossie Smith's Model Dairy
Notes
In 1903, Bill Smith started dairying in Stuart Rd, trading as The Model Dairy. His father had originally operated a dairy for the Carrington Hotel from the 1880s, before entering into a partnership with Mr S Whitehead in a dairy in Barton St.
The Model Dairy prospered and his son Ossie later started his own dairy on adjoining land before amalgamating with his father, to become one of the largest dairies in the district.
There were up to 28 dairies operating in the Katoomba - Leura area in the early 1900s, supplying fresh milk, butter and cream to local hotels, guest houses and homes.
With the introduction of compulsory milk pasteurisation and refrigerated transport in the 1950s, the small, town dairies fell into decline.
Format: B&W photograph
Date Range: 1920s
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library
Part of: Local Studies Collection - LS Images 4088B
Provenance: Donation