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The Capel Dairy Company Limited

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The photograph depicts the staff at the first day of production of the Capel butter factory in 1930.

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cwa-org-54-[IMG108]

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Milk production was a major industry in the Capel district. The significance of the Capel Diary Co. Ltd. was provision of employment opportunities for butter makers in the area.

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Shire of Capel

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