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Cherry and Sons (1890s - )

Function: Food or Beverage Industry

Location: Gisborne, Victoria, Australia

Cherry and Sons, of Gisborne, are said to have brought the first equipment for testing the fat content in dairy products (especially milk) to Australia, in November 1892. The company was established by Edward Cherry who was born in England about 1831 and arrived in Australia in 1855.

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Location: Gisborne, Victoria

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000930. [ Details ]

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