GNOWANGERUP BUTTER FACTORY

Economic circumstances caused the local farmers to look at what other alternatives were available to them. So in 1918 it was decided to build a butter factory just outside the townsite on the Borden Road, Michael Corbett was appointed Director along with James Bell, R. Norris, M. McCullough, A. B. Stone, A. Walker and J. Caldow. Boans of Perth agreed to accept all the butter that could be supplied and when the factory opened in September 1918 the future looked bright.

Soon after the opening the long-awaited Armistice was declared in November 1918, and an entirely different set of economic circumstances unfolded. Gradually wheat and woolprices improved and farmers could once more see a future in these industries. They lost interest in the twice daily demands of the cow. Little regard was given to the Butter Factory and its loyal investors. The supply of cream dwindled as the 1920's slipped by until finally in 1925 the factory shut its doors for the last time, leaving the directors with big losses.

GNOWANGERUP BUTTER FACTORY  1918c           #1
 

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J. McDONALD & A. WALKER AT THE BUTTER FACTORY  1918c           #3
 

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References:                 Article:      The Fruit of the Country by Merle Bignell

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