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Crunch time: Barnes’ Castlemaine Rock ceases operation

Peter Barnes says several factors have put the crunch on Aussie icon Barnes Castlemaine Rock.

Peter Barnes says several factors have put the crunch on Aussie icon Barnes Castlemaine Rock.

Crunch time: Barnes’ Castlemaine Rock ceases operation

After 165 years of operation, Castlemaine’s iconic Barnes’ Castlemaine Rock lolly manufacturing business has ceased production. Fifth-generation business owner and […]


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