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the bulk of the war office's yearly contract (6,000 tonnes for home command). In 1933, Borthwick & Son purchased the meatworks, rebuilding it and making extensions. From 1905, Borthwicks had begun purchasing meatworks in
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Australia acquired the plant, at the time known as
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Parliament to revoke the export licenses for Merinda Meatworks, the Nippon Meat Co. The petition included initiating a review of foreign investment guidelines in
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