Fire
Raw sugar was refined through many processes to make the product stable and durable as well as pure. One hazard that could not be eliminated was fire. And when fire caught hold, the spectacle matched
Nice girls wear stockings
A manager visiting the research laboratory was horrified to observe that the young female chemists - mainly "nice" North Shore girls from private schools - were bare legged. On enquiring, he was told
No Catholics Please!
Norm, a foreman at the caneite factory, trained young men to be supervisors including Bruce, a 25-year-old whose father held an executive position in CSR. Bruce was keeping company with a Catholic gir