The Rural Voice, 1986-06, Page 49Malanda Milk Transport Co., an
industrial chain of Norgate
Transport. Daily, six to ten
tankers, each holding 20 to 30,000
litres of milk are sent from Malan-
da to Townsville (400 km away)
and to Mt. Isa (1300 km away).
The milk is loaded into the tanker
at 1.5 degree Centigrade and only
gains 1 degree Centigrade while
travelling under the blazing sun
because of the super insulation
layer of 4 to 5 inches of
polystyrene lining the tanker. If
the milk becomes warmer than 4°C
bacteria will grow and souring can
occur.
At Townsville and Mt. Isa the
milk is pasteurized, homogenized,
and packaged. Three days per
week, the milk is shipped to the
Northern Territory in refrigerated
road trains each holding 20 tonnes
of dairy products. On route, stops
are made at roadhouses and service
stations, sparsely scattered along
the highway. Milk is taken west to
Tenant Creek, south to Alice
Springs and north to Darwin.
From Darwin barges carry pro-
ducts to Broome. Within
Queensland some products are
shipped by train. Occasionally, by-
products such as cheese are ship-
ped to New Guinea.
Each tanker of milk is insured
when it leaves Malanda. On the
rare occasion of a breakdown, the
transport company provides a
highly efficient service; mechanics
and spare parts are on the scene in
minimal time. A natural disaster
such as flooding can cause roads to
be closed. If necessary, there is an
alternative inland route the tankers
can take to Townsville. Also,
ATCDA will buy excess milk from
southern dairy organizations to in-
sure their own supply is adequate if
milk from Malanda can not reach
its destination.
Technology has enabled a low
cost transport of a very essential
farm product, which would not
otherwise keep in these climatic
conditions. The shipping of milk
over nearly half of the continent
has given the Atherton dairy
farmers an important position in
the Australian dairy industry. Any
hot summer day, people in the
Northern Territory of Australia
will continue to enjoy fresh cold
milk from Malanda, the beginning
point of the world's longest milk
run. ❑
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high producing cow to sus-
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minimum weight loss.
• Provides additional by-pass
protein which provides
essential amino acids
necessary to attain peak
milk production.
BAR•B•DEE FARMS LTD.
Bornholm 519-347.2966
BRUSSELS AGROMART LTD.
Brussels 519-887-6273
VERBEEK'S FARM
and GARDEN CENTRE
Clinton 519-482-9333
H.J.A. FARMS LIMITED
Cromarty 519-345-2686
MILTON J. DIETZ LTD.
Seaforth 519-527-0608
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Provides additional minerals
and vitamins necessary for
milk production and
reproduction.
Contains soybeans as a
source of energy which is
available to the cow for peak
milk production.
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Produced in pellet form only
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HOWSON & HOWSON LTD.
Blyth 519-523-4241
Wingham 519-357-2700
Cargill 519-366-2225
Owen Sound 519-376-5830
SCHEERER FEEDS
Newton 519-595-8317
DORKING FEED SERVICE
Dorking 519-698-2900
NEIL GREER
Gowanstown 519343-3602
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