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Golden Era Chocolate - Ernest Hillier.

LordBest

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I thought these might be of interest, some films from the Ernest Hillier chocolate factory in Sydney, dating to 1926. Hillier's was the first company to produce chocolate in Australia, back in 1914. Prior to that chocolate was all imported and spoilt by the journey.
http://www.ernesthillier.com.au/
Their history, with videos:
http://www.ernesthillier.com.au/history.html

ernest-hillier-1917.jpg

Ernest Hillier, 1917.

Film One:
[YOUTUBE]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_M6DDkA2s7E&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_M6DDkA2s7E&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

Film Two:
[YOUTUBE]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tsBQIsm5kQA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tsBQIsm5kQA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

Film Three:
[YOUTUBE]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8CR_tKKB8KI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8CR_tKKB8KI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

Hillier's chocolates are still very good quality, if not quite as good as those available from the many boutique chocolate sellers that have sprung up in Sydney and Melbourne recently. They are considerably more affordable and transport stable, however.
 

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