Golden North History
WILLIAM BOWKER AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO LAURA, 240KM NORTH OF ADELAIDE
1870
Laura is 240km north of Adelaide
THE BOWKER FAMILY STARTED SELLING FRESH MILK AND CREAM FROM THEIR DAIRY
1880
Milk cans
FIRST PRODUCTION OF ICE CREAM AT THE FACTORY IN LAURA (WHERE IT IS STILL PRODUCED TODAY)
1923
Golden North Factory 1939
GOLDEN NORTH INTRODUCED PASTEURISED MILK TO THE MID NORTH OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME
1938
Golden North pasteurised milk
GOLDEN NORTH BECOMES THE FIRST MANUFACTURER TO INTRODUCE THE HALF GALLON (2 LITRE) CONTAINER OF ICE CREAM
1940
Original Golden North vanilla ice cream container
GOLDEN NORTH DAIRIES WAS INTRODUCED
1948
Golden North milk bottle
GOLDEN NORTH OPERATES THE LONGEST MILK RUN IN THE WORLD
1950
Milk run is from the Barossa Valley to Tennant Creek, over 1200 miles
BOWKER FAMILY SOLD GOLDEN NORTH TO THE SA SOUTHERN FARMERS GROUP (FARMERS UNION)
1983
Farmers Union logo
GOLDEN NORTH INTRODUCED INTO THE ADELAIDE MARKET IN THE UNIQUE ‘SLICE AND SERVE’ SAUSAGE PACK
1984
Ice cream sausage pack
GOLDEN NORTH SOLD TO A GROUP OF FOUR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSMEN
2001
Photo Source: State Library of South Australia collections.slsa.sa.gov.au. Golden North Office, Laura, South Australia c 1944
GOLDEN NORTH BECOMES AN OFFICIAL ‘ICON OF THE STATE’; 2006 BANK SA HERITAGE ICON LIST
2006
BankSA Icons List
GOLDEN NORTH WAS SOLD TO THE CURRENT OWNERS COMPRISING OF 5 SA FAMILIES
2008
Source: ABC
GOLDEN NORTH BECOMES 100% PALM OIL FREE
2012
Palm Oil Free logo
GOLDEN NORTH CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF ICE CREAM PRODUCTION
2013
Golden North staff at Laura
FIRST EXPORT SHIPMENT TO CHINA
2015
Vanilla Ice Cream ready to ship
WINS THE FOOD SA CONSUMER AWARD (MOST POPULAR SA FOOD BRAND VOTED BY CONSUMERS)
2016
Consumer award
GOLDEN NORTH INDUCTED INTO THE FOOD SA HALL OF FAME
2016
Hall Of Fame
GOLDEN NORTH WON CANSTAR BLUE AWARD – AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE ICE CREAM TUB
2018
2018 Canstar Award
WINS THE FOOD SA CONSUMER AWARD THE SECOND TIME (MOST POPULAR SA FOOD BRAND VOTED BY CONSUMERS)
2018
Satisfied consumers!
FIRST EXPORT SHIPMENT TO VIETNAM
2019
First shipment to Vietnam
GOLDEN NORTH WON CANSTAR BLUE AWARD 2 YEARS IN A ROW – AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE ICE CREAM TUB
2019
Favourite ice cream tub, again
GOLDEN NORTH WON CANSTAR BLUE AWARD 3 YEARS IN A ROW – AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE ICE CREAM TUB
2020
Still your favourite ice cream tub
GOLDEN NORTH INDUCTED INTO “THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER AWARD LEGENDS FOR LIFE”
2021
Deadset legends, indeed.
GOLDEN NORTH WON CANSTAR BLUE AWARD 4 YEARS IN A ROW – AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE ICE CREAM TUB
2021
Four years in a row. Thank you.
5 YEARS RUNNING! CANSTAR BLUE MOST SATISFIED CUSTOMERS – ICE CREAM TUBS
2022
Five years. Definitely a cherry on top!
GOLDEN NORTH CELEBRATES 100 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
2023
100 years of production in South Australia