Silverwood Butter Factory, Terrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1903

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Reference numberPRLPC-P0658

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TitleSilverwood Butter Factory, Terrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1903DescriptionThe Terrors Creek or Silverwood Butter Factory was built on the banks of Terrors Creek in 1903. By this time, hand separators had become available to separate cream from milk on the farm and this was transported to the factory three or four times a week. The Memorandum of Association drawn up in 1900 for the Silverwood Dairy Factory Ltd. named Digby Frank Denham (who later became Premier of Queensland) and John Reid as the first Directors of the Company which had a capital of 50,000 pounds. By 1904, the Company also had butter factories at Toowoomba, Gatton, Ipswich (Qld.) and Gympie. In 1916, local farmers formed a co-operative, known as the Terrors Creek-Samsonvale Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, which took over the business. In 1965, a meeting of suppliers and shareholders reluctantly agreed that the factory had outlived its usefulness and that the interests of suppliers could be best served by sending their produce direct to city wholesalers. The building is now used as offices for local businesses.Dateca. 1903PhotographerGold, HenryCollectorGold CollectionRecord typePhotographFormat typePhysicalOriginal format colourBlack and whiteNotesReproduced in the publication Tracks and Times, p.223.

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Geo coords^[1]Geo address38/Williams Street, Dayboro, Moreton Bay Region, 4521, Australia

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CollectionPine Rivers Library Photographic Collection

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PlaceDayboro (Qld.)Terrors Creek (Qld.)PersonGold, HenrySubject (keywords)menroads & streetsbutter factoriesbridgesindustrial buildingspost-and-rail fencesstreetscapes

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Access restrictionsPhysical copy restrictedRestrictions on useRestrictions varyConditions of useYou may print, copy or download images for private research. This image may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes with acknowledgement. [e.g. Image courtesy of City of Moreton Bay, reference number PRLPC-P0001] To obtain copies for commercial purposes or of a higher resolution, contact local.history@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Charges apply

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Silverwood Butter Factory, Terrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1903