Callide Dawson co-operative abattoir was a proposed beef abattoir to be constructed sometime in the early 1960’s

Other Names

Current Operation

• Author – don’t know if this facility was ever built

Location

• Description of physical location in relation to main town and state
  • distance to main urban areas or export sites of that state

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History

Year

1961

• May. Association consultants estimate a capital requirement of £177,258 to build a new abattoir
• October. Two government loans are offered to the construction of the Callide Dawson Co-operative abattoir
  • Most shareholders were dairy and grain producers
    • Up to 680 individual shareholders
  • £87,500 is put towards fixed capital requirements
  • £20,000 is put towards working capital

Sources

1. Parliamentary debate 11/10/1961

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