Co-op Dairy tug-of-war winners, c. 1950
c. 1950 · Co-op Dairy sports day (probably the former Kynoch/ICI sports field)
Coop Dairy sports day ca 1950. Courtesy of Bernie Ryman
Left to right: Bernie Ryman, Tom Smith, Cyril Hethington, Norman Broad, Bert Tyler, Dennis Linden – milkmen from the Co-op dairy at the junction of Kingstanding Road and Hawthorn–Dyas Road.
Bernie Ryman recalls on Voices of Kingstanding: “The CO-OP sports day was held every year. All the Men Wives and Children went. I think it was held at, what used to be Kynochs ICI sports field. There was all the usual sports. The mile walk. I always came second to Norman Broad. Tug of War. All types of races. They had a baby contest. When we won the tug of war one year as in the photo We all got a little cake stand.”
He started at the dairy in 1940 as a boy: “We had horses in those days … Saddle the horse [Tasty] put studs in during the winter, light the candles in lamps, and off we went Hail Rain or Snow.”
Notes
The date is given as “ca 1950”. The venue is Bernie Ryman’s best recollection (“I think”).
About this place: The Co-op Dairy, Kingstanding Road
In Voices: “A milk round by horse, from 1940” (Bernie Ryman)
Local memories
What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.
“I started at the Co-op dairy in 1940. … My horse was Tasty As you will see at the top of the page. I am first on the left.”
“I was your lad on the round in 1947/8 … the horse was called Pheasant, you were the only one who removed his winter studs, & one Saturday night you forgot & I had to do it & he kicked me, I’ve still got the scar”
“I did a milk round and Twickenham Road was part of it, I think from about 1960 until 1967 until we came to Australia …”
“I believe I may have been one of your assistants during the early 1960’s. I started work at age 15 at the kingstanding depot when Jack Kinsella was the gaffer? I definitely remember the nickname ‘Bunny” so I’m guessing it might have been you?”
“I worked at kingstanding dairy from 1961-1963 It was my first job from school I was 15 and went to Kings Rise school. … I remember the roundsman I worked with was named Don and we worked 6 days a week even Xmas day unless you were lucky to have your day off on that day.”
“I worked with your dad in the very bad winter of 63. he drove one of the 6 diesel trucks. i remember he always used be smoking his pipe.”
“Does anyone remember Mick Coffey – Worked at coop Kingstanding dairy as an Ostler – Then a mechanic – When the floats came in – prob – 1947 till 1965.”
“My Dad worked for the coop dairy for 40 years after failing his medical to get into the airforce in the Second World War. He worked in kingstanding and Perrybar. His name was John Baxter.”
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