A Story of a Hundred Years: Western Australia, 1829-1929Sir Hal Pateshall Colebatch, Sir Hal Colebatch |
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Page 51
... butter has never been sold here under 4s . 6d . per lb. , and the dairy people say it does not pay to make it at 5s .; Irish butter is 3s . 6d . to 4s . 6d . ; Irish pork £ 10 per cask of one hundred pounds ; beef the same ; flour 7d ...
... butter has never been sold here under 4s . 6d . per lb. , and the dairy people say it does not pay to make it at 5s .; Irish butter is 3s . 6d . to 4s . 6d . ; Irish pork £ 10 per cask of one hundred pounds ; beef the same ; flour 7d ...
Page 257
... butter and practically no cheese . Far more than a thousand pounds sterling was sent out of the State every day to supply these two commodities . Progress has been made only during very recent years as a result of a vigorous policy of ...
... butter and practically no cheese . Far more than a thousand pounds sterling was sent out of the State every day to supply these two commodities . Progress has been made only during very recent years as a result of a vigorous policy of ...
Page 258
... butter were graded in Perth , of which 87 per cent . scored 92 points and over ( equal to " Kangaroo " brand export ... butter in twelve months , which is the highest production for a senior 3 - year old Jersey cow in Australia . A ...
... butter were graded in Perth , of which 87 per cent . scored 92 points and over ( equal to " Kangaroo " brand export ... butter in twelve months , which is the highest production for a senior 3 - year old Jersey cow in Australia . A ...
Contents
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 7 |
VOYAGE OUT AND LANDING | 22 |
RECORDS OF 1829 | 39 |
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