Vok Beverages

Before the acquisition by Bickford's of the brandname, Vok was a brand of a range of liqueurs manufactured by Jan Vok, a Dutch company, popular in Papua pre-war.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250515547 |title=Advertising |newspaper=Papuan Courier |volume=31 |issue=19 |location=International, Australia |date=9 May 1941 |accessdate=16 August 2022 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}} Immediately after WWII sixteen flavours,{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194932906 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Daily Examiner (Sydney) |issue=9150 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 July 1946 |access-date=16 August 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} from Advocaat to White Curaçao were being imported into Australia, and distributed by Stephen King Pty Ltd of Sydney.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232894267 |title=National Security (Prices) Regulations |newspaper=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette |issue=170 |location=Australia, Australia |date=9 September 1946 |access-date=15 August 2022 |page=2470 |via=National Library of Australia}}

An early marketing exercise by the company was the "Vok Thousand", an award of £1000 (one thousand pounds — the price of a mid-range car) to a Test cricketer, on the basis of points accumulated over the 1950–51 season.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248410214 |title=Vok Thousand |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=XV |issue=216 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=1 December 1950 |access-date=15 August 2022 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}} Len Hutton was the inaugural winner.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248641391 |title=Cricketers on Parade |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=XV |issue=293 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 March 1951 |access-date=16 August 2022 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The company, which advertised prominently in the Dutch language Australia newspapers{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226194377 |title=Advertising |newspaper=Dutch Australian Weekly |volume=4 |issue=42 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=29 July 1955 |access-date=16 August 2022 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} made the distinctive shape of its bottles a "selling point".{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248301967 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=XI |issue=281 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=15 February 1947 |accessdate=16 August 2022 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} The company was still advertising similar products in the "distinctive bottle" in November 1978.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51394268 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly |volume=46 |issue=26 |location=Australia |date=29 November 1978 |access-date=15 August 2022 |page=101 |via=National Library of Australia}}

• Vok Liqueurs
• Aqua Pura Water
• Bearded Lady Bourbon{{Cite web|last=Hicks|first=Robin|date=2012-12-04|title=Vok Beverages launches 'brave and edgy' campaign for Bearded Lady bourbon|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/bearded-lady-128720|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}
• Beenleigh Rum
• Black Bottle Brandy
• Boronia marsala
• Cawsey's Grenadine
• El Toro
• Frigate Rum
• Galway Pipe port
• HI NRG Vodka & Energy Premix
• Infused Rush
• Inner Circle Rum
• Olympus Ouzo
• Real McCoy Bourbon
• Rebellion Bay Spiced Rum
• Three Oaks Cider
• TST Tolleys Brandy
• Vickers Ginhttps://www.vickersgin.com.au/

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• Bickford's Australia - sister company.
• List of South Australian manufacturing businesses

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