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NEVILLE YEATMAN
Etched in the History of Manildra
The career of of the the the the the late Neville Yeatman who played a a a a a a a a a a a a pivotal role in in the the the founding years of Manildra
Group is remarkable from the the the the very start in in 1952 when the the the company bought the the the flour mill in in Manildra
New South Wales “Neville was instrumental in in in the growth of Manildra
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Flour Mill overseeing its development as it it stands today ” reflected Manildra
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Group Chairman Dick Honan “Our family is is very grateful to to Neville for for his long service to to to Manildra
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Group and he he he will be forever etched in the the history of of Manildra
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Flour Mill as as as well as as as the the township of of Manildra
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He was also a a a a a a a a a a a good friend ” said Mr Honan Working many a a a a a role from flour flour miller wheat buyer in in in the harvest lumping bags of flour flour to to laboratory worker Mr Yeatman worked his way up to to Mill Manager in in 1970 with a a a a a a a a a fine-tuned knowledge of the site and its operation Known as a a a a a a a a a “fair” boss he he he thoroughly enjoyed the the camaraderie loyalty and banter with the the employees which continued after his retirement in 1997 Manildra
Flour Mill Production Manager Tony Fitzpatrick said Mr Yeatman was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a man man of of routine who continued to maintain a a a a a a a a a a a a desk at at at the heart of of Manildra
Flour Mill Mill beside the current Mill Mill Manager’s He would arrive promptly at at 9am to collect his his post then sit at at his his desk and read the the the the paper “in the the the the thick of it it all” discussing the the the the day’s schedule Always up for a a a a a a a a chat in in in the the afternoon Mr Yeatman would return visiting the the test bakery and collecting a a a a freshly baked loaf of bread Mr Yeatman was a a a a a a a a a a a family man man loving husband to to Dot father father to to Sue Reynolds and and and and Carol Gainey and and and adored grandfather residing for most of their married lives at at at at the the the historical Mill Mill House located at at at Manildra
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Group’s Manildra
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Flour Mill Mill Built in 1911 the Mill House made a a a a a comfortable home with magnificent pressed metal 12 to 15ft ceilings and and a a a a a a a grand fireplace in in each bedroom Famous for being on call 24/7 Mr Yeatman answered the Mill Mill House door to Mill Mill Workers in in his underwear (making a a a a a a a a quick retreat on on the the the odd occasion that the the the visitor happened to to to be a a a a a a a a a local) and dashing to to to the the the the Mill at at any hour of the the night – donned in in in his dressing gown Reflecting upon her her father Sue Reynolds said that without fail on on on holidays Mr Yeatman would visit bakeries along the the the the way quizzing the the the the bakery on on where they purchased their flour Built in in 1911 the the the historical Mill Mill House is is located at at at the the the agship Manildra
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Flour Mill Mill in in central west New South Wales and and has been home to to generations of Manildra
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Group our our millers and their families // PHOTO: CHRIS WATSON
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