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Meat ration card
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Object No.
2010/18/1-1Object Statement
Ration card (1 of 7), 'Commonwealth of Australia Meat Ration Card', paper, made by the Rationing Commission, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1948Physical Description
This is a meat ration card, which is printed in red and part used. It was issued to 'D.M.Cotter, Burn St , Camp Hill'. The card is printed in a grid, numbered 1 to 104, with nos 1-51 cut off or used. Each grid square reads, 'MEAT/ the number / 1948'. At the top of the card is the serial number 'QH 27401' and the cards description, 'Commonwealth of Australia / 1948 / Meat / Ration Card / Rg. DI'. There is also a reference for lost cards to be returned to the 'Deputy Director of Rationing' in Brisbane.Short URL
https://ma.as/496805Dimensions
Height
130 mmWidth
100 mmCite this Object
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