A somewhat similar picture on the lower Hunter - big money vs morals and ethics of co-operation. The history of the Raymond Terrace Co-op Dairy Co. (later became the Oak Butter Factory at Hexham) is best read not from the "official" histories, but from the pages of the Raymond Terrace Examiner - perhaps the local papers will be helpful re Norco also?? Daryl Lightfoot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Gow" <rgow@ceinternet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:24 AM Subject: Re: [NORCO] Norco Dairy Co. > Dear Ken and Vivienne, > > There is a book titled "Milk for the Metropolis- a century of co-operative > milk supply in New South Wales" by Jan Todd, printed in 1994, that may be > worth a look at. Also another book by the same author titled "More Than > Milk" printed in 2001, mentions a Spencer Hicks. > > From the "Milk for the Metropolis" is the following .... > > ".... During the months of April and May, 1894, the comparative merits of > co-operation and private enterprise were debated as never before. But > private enterprise was the quicker. Suppliers were won, separating > stations erected and a central factory built at Lismore before the North > Coast Fresh Food and Cold Storage Co-operative Co. Ltd. (Norco) formed in > October, 1894. Its plans for a central factory at Byron Bay set the scene > for a struggle for many years. ...." > > Hope the above is of some interest. > > Best wishes, > > Rod & Wendy Gow > > > On 25 Mar 2005, at 4:42 PM, Ken & Vivienne Melville wrote: > >> I am interested in the early history of the Norco company around Lismore >> and >> Byron Bay and anything to do with the surnames Morrow, Hicks or Falson. >> >> >> ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== >> Got the address of a really useful website? List it at >> http://resources.rootsweb.com/world/Australia/NewSouthWales/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >> > Visit our web site for list of Newspaper Indexes and books.... > > <http://www.ceinternet.com.au/~rgow/> > > If you would like to be placed on our "People to Advise" list when we > release a new index etc., just reply to this e-mail with the words > "PLEASE ADVISE" and we will keep you up to date. > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > Got the address of a really useful website? List it at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/world/Australia/NewSouthWales/ > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >