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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
3
Prices for poultry and fruit are lower in some shops but overall shortages push costs up due to floods near Sydney. Beef and lamb prices show mixed movements while Western Australian potatoes and locally sourced greens near Christmas. Grocers plan shipments to curb high Sydney market prices but may struggle to stock up.
A shopper guide lists current prices for meat and vegetables with regional variations. Notable figures include roast beef 2/8 to 2/9, leg of lamb 3/6, mutton 1/3 to 1/8, potatoes 8d, tomatoes 1-?, apples 26 to 4/6, bananas 1/3, oranges 1/9 to 5/?.
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