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