We also (arguably) invented the ute in Geelong at the Ford factory. Sadly, with globalisation, that factory closed, and it's probably only a matter of time before we start importing ice as well. In fact, if memory serves, there was a proposal to tow a small iceberg from Antarctica into Sydney Harbour. Possibly cut up and stashed inside boogie boards.
Dio_Frybones t1_isnfgp5 wrote
Reply to comment by stumcm in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
We also (arguably) invented the ute in Geelong at the Ford factory. Sadly, with globalisation, that factory closed, and it's probably only a matter of time before we start importing ice as well. In fact, if memory serves, there was a proposal to tow a small iceberg from Antarctica into Sydney Harbour. Possibly cut up and stashed inside boogie boards.