Wingham’s Bill Beach launched his new book ‘Bringing Prosperity to the Valley – A history of the Manning Valley Dairy Industry’ on Saturday, December 9 at the Wingham Museum.
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In the book Bill traces the local dairy industry’s history from the opening of the Manning Valley’s first co-operative butter factory in 1893 to today.
It is Bill’s first book, written at the suggestion of the Manning Valley Historical Society. Bill has been a member of the society for more than five years and has written a number of articles for the society journal.
The project has also paved the way for another book by Bill, this one about the Wingham Council Housing Scheme.
The chair of the Mid Coast Dairy Advancement Group, Tim Bale, officially launched Bill’s book at the Wingham Museum and historian Maurie Garland emceed the event.