Mills and Ware explained

Mills and Ware Ltd
Foundation:1898
Location City:Fremantle, Western Australia
Location Country:Australia
Industry:Food
Products:Biscuits and cakes

Mills and Ware Ltd was the largest supplier of biscuits and cakes in Western Australia. It was founded by William Mills and Henry Ware.

History

In 1898, Mills and Wares was established in Cottesloe and shortly afterwards (1899) moved to a new factory in South Terrace, South Fremantle. The factory was the largest industrial employer of women in Western Australia. When the factory closed on 20 March 1992 90% of the workforce were women and 75% were born overseas.[1]

Arnott's Biscuits became a shareholder in Mills and Ware[2] [3] in 1953 and the company was renamed Arnott's Mills and Ware Ltd. In October 1973 Arnott's became the majority shareholder and in 1991 announced that the factory would be closed in 1992.

References

  1. http://fremantlestuff.info/fhs/fs/1/Delroy&Brown.html Ann Delroy & Phyl Brown, 'Sugar and spice: changing patterns of women's work in a WA cake and biscuit factory', Fremantle Studies, 1, 1999: 1-11.
  2. Web site: 1870-09-01. Arnott's Steam Biscuit factory opens. 2020-09-09. Australian food history timeline. en-AU.
  3. Web site: 1993-11-12. GHOST OF MERGERS PAST HAUNTING ARNOTTS. 2020-09-09. Australian Financial Review. en.

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