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Callister got his
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was established. Callister was appointed chief scientist and production superintendent of the new company.
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The Cyril
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and independently developed what came to be called
Vegemite, first sold by Fred Walker & Co in 1923.
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yeast spread. As well as
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where he worked as a shift chemist. Whilst at Gretna he was elected as an
Associate of the
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225:In the early 1920s, Callister was employed by
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526:"Callister, Cyril Percy (1893 - 1949)"
552:"Worker of the Week: Cyril Callister"
187:, and later won a scholarship to the
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528:. Australian Dictionary of Biography
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229:and given the task of developing a
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470:"Bright Sparcs Biographical Entry"
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360:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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283:He was a prominent member of the
615:"Vegemite - Facts & Fiction"
317:Callister is the great uncle to
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500:National Archives of Australia
252:Working from the details of a
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694:"The slow spread of Vegemite"
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312:The Man Who Invented Vegemite
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716:"Cyril Callister Foundation"
411:"Obituary Dr. C. Callister"
245:. He experimented on spent
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641:"Vegemite's rocky history"
310:A biography of Callister,
221:The invention of Vegemite
196:Australian Imperial Force
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262:Kraft Walker Cheese Co.
189:University of Melbourne
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151:who developed the
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383:Dorothy Wickham.
356:"Cultural Advice"
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61:1893-02-16
601:0368-3958
366:18 August
291:in 1931.
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268:Children
177:Ballarat
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416:The Age
239:Marmite
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