Glass milk bottles were used to store milk that was supplied by local vendors to houses in a region. The glass bottles would be reused continually until stolen or broken. Milk would be brought to individual houses where payment may be received on the day or as a larger payment at another time. After finishing the milk, the family would return the glass to a prearranged place outside their home where it would be collected and a new milk bottle returned in its place. A clear glass milk bottle used for 600ml. This would have had a foil lid.Pasteurised MILK 600ML Wash and return Milk Bottle Distributers PASTEURISED 600ml MILK Wash and Return Property of dairy milk bottle glass milk-bottle food container

Milk was delivered by the "milk man" direct to the homes of consumers. Delivery to homes in Orbost and district and was made initially by horse and cart and later by truck. .The dairy industry in Orbost and the surrounding area has always been a major contributor to the milk supply of Victoria.A clear glass half-pint milk or cream bottle. Moulded in two halves, made to take either a cork or cardboard disc pressed into top with wire grip. The bottle was meant to be recycled and the glass is therefore quite thick. IMPERIAL HALF PINTglass-bottles commercial-milk-containers food dairy

Griffith's Bros. Wyndham dairy was established in the 1930s and was located at 102 Douglas Parade (next to Ramsey Hall) Williamstown. The number embossed on the underside of the bottle was the registered number of the dairy.Clear glass milk bottle, embossed on back, stamped in green on front, 1 pint"Griffiths Bros. WYNDHAM DAIRY WMSTN. 315" (stamped in green on front) / embossed: " ONE IMPERIAL PINT" / "This Bottle Contains MILK" /" Bottled for sale by" / In a circle: " Griffiths Bros. Wyndham Dairy" / embossed: BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ABOVE IT IS LOANED AND CANNOT BE LEGALLY USED BY OTHERS" / embossed on bottom: "510"food technology, dairy, bottle, wyndham dairy, milk bottle, griffiith bros