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, the powdered chocolate-malt drink. In 1934, Mayne developed Milo and launched it at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Milo began production at the plant located in

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. The name was derived from the famous ancient athlete

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, after his legendary strength. Mayne himself enjoyed a hot cup of Milo every night till his death at age 93. Mayne was an alumnus of

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References

Time Magazine obituary for Thomas Mayne
20th-century Australian inventors Australian chemists People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew 1901 births 1995 deaths People from Bendigo {{Australia-engineer-stub