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Tea and Butter Ration Card

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Commonwealth of Australia

c. 1949

Subcollections

Military > World War Two

Overview

A beige card with black print. It is a Tea & Butter Ration card No 152544. There are three coupons left.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSA1987.281a

Item type

Tickets

Material

Card

Width

8.2000 cm

Height or length

7.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

The name on the card which is handwritten in black ink is "John. E. White.", address "Fords S.Aus".

Year

Public location

Archive Box 40

Last modified

Thursday, 2 October, 2025

Completeness

83

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +70 years

Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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