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World’s first modern milk bar

It's been 91 years since Mick Adams opened the Black & White Milk Bar in Sydney. But did you know that place is considered the first modern milk bar, not just in Australia but in the whole world?


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Image source: National Project Archives, Sydney.



Now, speaking of milk bars, do you have any memories of the ones in your neighbourhood? Maybe you used to hang out at one or even worked in one back in the day. We'd love to read your stories, so feel free to share your milk bar memories with us in the comments below!
 
We had a rather small Milk Bar about 50 yards from home....it was the place where I bought my first 'Double Header' ice cream, and my first of many 'Blue Heaven' milk shakes, my first bag of 'Licorice Choc. Bullets' which were 8 for a penny.
And the saddest experience of my early childhood when a poor woman was hit by a car, thrown through the air and landed with the most horrible bang on the sidewalk not more than 10 feet away from me, right outside the Milk Bar....her face looked terrible and I ran home and told my mum....I don't know if she survived. So some really good memories and one very sad one. 🤔😱😉
 

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