Jul 26, 2026 · 7 min · 9 segments
Milk used to be delivered to homes in glass bottles... and it was often raw. This episode will answer questions like: - What is raw milk? - Is raw milk legal in Australia? - What is a milko?…
I hope you've got your gumboots on, because today we're heading down to the farm.
[cow moos] [cows moo] Uh, is it just me, or do these olden day cows [cow moos] sound a bit strange? We've time traveled all the way back to the 1960s when everyone drank milk, and I'm not talking about the fancy pants oat, almond, or coconut stuff.
I'm talking about the ridgy-didge full cream liquid straight from the cow's udders.
[upbeat music] Our day usually begins and ends making contact with the milk industry.
We wake up and collect the milk from our front gardens.
Before we go to bed, we place empty milk bottles ready for the next delivery.
Those bottles were made from glass, and they were delivered and taken away by a busy dude called the milkman, or milko.
So I've heard it from my grandma, but also Ms. Carter, our teacher.
She said how every day the milkman would come and they'd get some fresh milk.
I've only seen very old movies.
This guy predicted the future back in 1970 when milkos were worried about losing their jobs.
[upbeat music] Who's going to deliver milk in the future then if people are going broke?
Well, I would say within the next 10 years, possibly all the supermarkets and small shops would possibly, uh, get the, the whole trade.
Yep, most of us get our milk from the shops now, but pre-1960, not only did the milko deliver the milk to people's homes, it was often raw.
I hope you've got your gumboots on, because today we're heading down to the farm.
[cow moos] [cows moo] Uh, is it just me, or do these olden day cows [cow moos] sound a bit strange? We've time traveled all the way back to the 1960s when everyone drank milk, and I'm not talking about the fancy pants oat, almond, or coconut stuff.
I'm talking about the ridgy-didge full cream liquid straight from the cow's udders.
[upbeat music] Our day usually begins and ends making contact with the milk industry.
We wake up and collect the milk from our front gardens.
Before we go to bed, we place empty milk bottles ready for the next delivery.
Those bottles were made from glass, and they were delivered and taken away by a busy dude called the milkman, or milko.
So I've heard it from my grandma, but also Ms. Carter, our teacher.
She said how every day the milkman would come and they'd get some fresh milk.
I've only seen very old movies.
This guy predicted the future back in 1970 when milkos were worried about losing their jobs.
[upbeat music] Who's going to deliver milk in the future then if people are going broke?
Well, I would say within the next 10 years, possibly all the supermarkets and small shops would possibly, uh, get the, the whole trade.
Yep, most of us get our milk from the shops now, but pre-1960, not only did the milko deliver the milk to people's homes, it was often raw.
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