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
Insert – Australia map. location of approximate town site.
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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
- Most shareholders were dairy and grain producers
Sources
- Parliamentary debate 11/10/1961