It was mentioned earlier in this report most of the dairies operating before the turn of the century, now we will relate some of the ones in existence towards the end of the dairy era.  In the Railwaytown area there were Rencdall's on the corner of Ryan and Creedon Streets.;Renton's corner of Gaffney Lane and Creedon Streets.;Hannus in Burke Street between Creedon and Harris Streets.;Ma O Brien in Ryan Lane between Nicholls and Harris Streets.; Titcombe's in Burke Street between Nicholls and Harris Streets later to become King's.                                           That totals five dairies inside two city blocks. Add to those Wally McKenzie in Nichols Street near Pell Lane; Tommy Blackwell practically opposite; Cowie's just down in Rakow Street near the cemetery;  and not forgetting ex-Lord Mayor H.C.Cleeland in Newton Street between Gypsum and Bismuth Streets.                  Also Tommy Williams on top of Nicholl Street hill.                               Then in the South area I can recall Conlon's on the corner Comstock and Jamieson Streets; Hanson's in Jamieson Street across the Gladstone Oval opposite the Alma Sporting Club;  Reid and Potts out at White Leads later to become, among others, Torrington's, George Shaw's Tom O'Rielley, and also Roberts.      Jack Storey had a dairy on the corner of Morrish and King Streets; Ern Olds in Jamieson Street; Prince on the corner of King and Wandoo Streets., also held by Tomich at one time. Keith Pittaway had a dairy in 1951 with an address of Parish 12 Town of Willyama.                                                              In the West Broken Hill area there were Victory's in O'Farrel Street between Williams and Morgan Streets; Pimm's corner of Silverton Road and Cummins Street; McHugh on the Nine Mile Road; Ray Green in Wyman Street; Schutt's in Schlapp Street; Crabb's a stone throw away, later taken over by Skeeter Hodge.          There also was Len Slater in Cummins Street; Plink O'Brian off the Nine Mile Road; Ern Carnie in Brown Street; and don't forget Charlie Mahon.                 In the North area were Wally McKinnon at Imperial Dam (Lake); Scutt Berriman north of the Menindee Road on the Sydney Railway Line; Reg Williams near the Flying Doctors Base; ad E.Williams and E. Hartland in Mann Street near what is now the Lake View Caravan Park.                                                 So you will see the number of dairies operating was rather prolific. However, by 1951 the number had dwindled to six and they were: Ern Carnie, Ray Green, Wally McKinnon, Bill Pimm, William and Hartland, and Keith Pittaway. Other milkmen buying in bulk and delivering at this time were: Lionel Brewer, 213 Chloride Street; K.Crabb, Schlapp Street; Rowland Gardiner, Lockley's Dairy; Thomas Gardiner, Lockley's Dairy; Fred Gourlay at Slater's Dairy; Keith Grose at Victory's Dairy; John Harvey, 484 Cummins Street; Tom O'Rielly, White Leads Dairy; George Victory, Zinc Street; and K. Tonkin at 134 Thomas Street.         Pimm's was one of the last dairies to close and Dom Pimm told me the reason was that the N.S.W. Government informed them they would have to install a pasteurisation plant at a cost at that time of about $30,000. Mr. Pimm told me they were prepared to give it a go. Next they were told they would have to shift their dairy to a new location and build to Government specications at a cost of around $75,000, which burden they considered too great, so they closed their business in 1977 or 1978.                                                         The last dairy to close was Plink O'Brian on the Nine Mile Road probably for the same reason, around about 1979.                                               That conclude the  Dairies of Broken Hill.            CORDIAL FACTORYS OF BROKEN HILL