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Meat Ration Card

Commonwealth of Australia
c. 1958
Subcollections
Military > World War Two
Overview

A small card of meat ration tickets.

Historical information

Ration cards were issued to the population of Australia to control war time products and spending. All basic items were controlled. Fuel, food, clothing etc. These were for the purchase of meat.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSA2004.178e
Item type
Tickets
Material
Card
Width
15.1000 cm
Height or length
13.7000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

The printing on the card is in red, the card was issued to "GILL. W.A. RICHARDSON ST KATANNING"

The card was issued by the "Commonwealth of Australia", number "W No. 183839", "1948 MEAT RATION CARD Rg.D.1"

Year
c. 1958
Last modified
Tuesday, 21 July, 2026
Completeness
94
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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Katanning Historical Society

Katanning Historical Society

Meat Ration Card
Meat Ration Card

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