West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thursday 8 November 1951, page 10


MILK WITH SNAIL-LIKE OBJECT A sealed bottle of milk exhibited in the Perth Police Court yesterday when Browne's Ltd., milk wholesalers and retailers, of Charles-street, North Perth, was fined £5 with £3/7/ costs for a breach of the Health Act, was said to contain something which "looked like a large snail." Mr. R. E. Blanckensee, who prosecuted for the Belmont Park Road Board, said that the charge of having supplied a bottle of impure or unwholesome milk, arose from a complaint by a householder. Mr. G. G. Hammond, for the defendant, said that the firm was at a loss to explain how the object got into the bottle. The firm's milk bottles were subjected to 20 to 30 minutes' cleansing in a washing machine with all types of acids being used and apparently the particular object mentioned could not have passed through the bottle neck in the cleansing process. Influence Of Wages On Burial Costs Any rise in the wages of cemetery employees would have to be passed on in increased burial fees payable by the. public, Mr. D. Cort told ghe Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. S. F. Schnaars). yesterday. He was addressing the commissioner, on behalf of the Karrakatta and Fremantle Cemetery Boards, in reply to a claim by the Perth, Fremantle and Midland Junction Undertakers' Assistants and Cemetery Employees' Union for increased wages and improved conditions.Mr. Mr. Cort said that there had been no alteration in the work performed by cemetery. employees since the granting of their award and therefore no increase in pay was warranted. Mr. V. Ulrich appeared for the union.