The Queensland town of Beaudesert farewells milkman John Fisher, marking the end of a century-long dairy dynasty that's seen four generations of the Fisher family deliver milk to locals.
A lot has changed in the small South-East Queensland town of Beaudesert over the past 103 years, but in all that time the Fisher family's milk run has remained a constant.
The Fisher family used a horse and cart as early as 1917 to deliver milk to the Beaudesert community.In 1946, the couple handed the business to their son Clive, before John Fisher's parents Colin and Shirley took over in 1966, delivering to Beaudesert homes twice a day until they were both in their 70s.• 1946 – Their son Clive Fisher and his wife Ivy take over the farm until he died in 1966• 2002 – Colin retires and the dairy and home delivery stop.
"The Fisher family were putting the milk on my front step since I was about six or seven years old," Ms Ward said. He said the move would have a big affect on Beaudesert, with many depending on the Fisher family's reliability, service and friendship."It's part of almost the local folk lore with milk in this town you had the Fishers. They've provided to generations."It's just like the sun coming up, you know it's going to happen. You know every day that John is going to trundle on in, have a bit of a chat and bring in the milk.
"They deserve a break now, they've done the town a great service over all these years and I hope they have a great retirement."Mr Fisher has spent the past week training new owner and former signwriter Travis Pettit, who moved his family from Brisbane to Beaudesert for the job. John Fisher and his wife Sharon have been keen sailors for seven years but have never had enough time to leave Moreton Bay.
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