The letter from Chris Embery (April issue, p. 5) and the President's message (Dec 2014/Jan 2015 issue, p. 4) reminded me that when I joined the staff of the South Australian Brewing Co Ltd in Adelaide in early 1946, it was with the title 'assistant brewer and analyst'. Although the company was then expanding its laboratory facilities, the title 'chemist' was not used (nor was it employed for about 30 years thereafter), as it was considered that its use may support the then prevalent, but ignorant, rumours about the existence of 'chemical beer'. Another major Australian brewing company then used the French term laborateur rather than 'chemist'.
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