Tom Phelps is a keen historian with more than thirty years experience working in the dairy industry, retiring as Area Manager for Thames Valley for Unigate Dairies. As a student, he successfully studied law and economics whilst doing vacation work as a milkman. He was co-organiser of his company's Long Service Corp Reunions and on retirement he became a voluntary Welfare Visitor. He has written several articles for magazines and papers. This is his first book.

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• The Early Milkman: Before 1900Pushing the Pram: 1900–19Stable Times: 1920–39Electrifying Times: 1940–59The New Order: 1960–79The Modern Milkman: 1980 to the PresentFurther Reading and Places to VisitIndex

Tom Phelps is a keen historian with more than thirty years experience working in the dairy industry, retiring as Area Manager for Thames Valley for Unigate Dairies. As a student, he successfully studied law and economics whilst doing vacation work as a milkman. He was co-organiser of his company's Long Service Corp Reunions and on retirement he became a voluntary Welfare Visitor. He has written several articles for magazines and papers. This is his first book.

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• The Early Milkman: Before 1900Pushing the Pram: 1900–19Stable Times: 1920–39Electrifying Times: 1940–59The New Order: 1960–79The Modern Milkman: 1980 to the PresentFurther Reading and Places to VisitIndex

Tom Phelps is a keen historian with more than thirty years experience working in the dairy industry, retiring as Area Manager for Thames Valley for Unigate Dairies. As a student, he successfully studied law and economics whilst doing vacation work as a milkman. He was co-organiser of his company's Long Service Corp Reunions and on retirement he became a voluntary Welfare Visitor. He has written several articles for magazines and papers. This is his first book.

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• The Early Milkman: Before 1900Pushing the Pram: 1900–19Stable Times: 1920–39Electrifying Times: 1940–59The New Order: 1960–79The Modern Milkman: 1980 to the PresentFurther Reading and Places to VisitIndex