Before supermarkets, co-operative stores were the place to grocery shop
By MICK ROBERTS © THE Roberts’ family home was in the midst of the hive of activity that surrounded the Woonona Co-operative Society’s extensive warehouse facilities, bakery, stables, shops and offices. It’s no surprise that a young Bill Roberts [no relation] got his first job there in the 1920s. Long before supermarkets and 24 hour…