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Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre History CSU Regional Archives Summer Research Scholarship 2004-2005 Sally Huckel

Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre History CSU Regional Archives Summer Research Scholarship 2004-2005 Sally Huckel. Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection. Brief History of Livestock Marketing in Wagga. 1855 - Storekeeper George Forsyth conducted sales on a monthly basis.

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Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre History CSU Regional Archives Summer Research Scholarship 2004-2005 Sally Huckel

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  1. Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre HistoryCSU Regional Archives Summer Research Scholarship 2004-2005Sally Huckel Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

  2. Brief History of Livestock Marketing in Wagga • 1855 - Storekeeper George Forsyth conducted sales on a monthly basis. • Early 1860’s - Livestock marketing was relocated to the Pastoral Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street. • 1891 - The yards were moved to the already established Travers Street Yards. The Wagga Wagga Munipal Council acquired the yards from Alexander Thorley Bolton. • 1958 - Council purchased a new site at Bomen from grazier Fred Lewington. • 1977 - Construction of the Bomen Livestock Marketing Centre started. • 1979 - First sale at the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1979.

  3. Photo courtesy of John Knight, Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.

  4. Collections Used • CSU Regional Archives Tom Lennon collection (RW1574) Dunn family papers (RW256) The Rural newspaper photographic negatives (RW1609) The Daily Advertiser photographic negatives (RW17) • Ian Harrison. Partner, RH Blake & Co. • Bernie Noonan. Auctioneer, AML&F / Noonan’s Livestock. • David Matheson. Elders. • John Flanagan. Landmark. • Keith Le Lievre. Former Manager, Dalgety’s Wagga Wagga. • John Knight. Executive Officer, Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.

  5. Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

  6. 1915 - Stock Sale at corner of Sturt Street and Fitzmaurice Street Photo courtesy of CSURA Dunn family papers.

  7. 1933 - Record Yarding 51,500 Photo courtesy of Ian Harrison. RH Blake & Co.

  8. 1936 - Travers Street Yards Photo courtesy of David Matheson. Elders.

  9. c. 1965 - Un-muzzled Dog Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

  10. 1966 - Dick Bowen, Auctioneer Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

  11. c. 1979 - 1985 - Cattle in ring at Livestock Marketing Centre (2,500 head sold) Photo courtesy of Bernie Noonan. Noonan’s Livestock.

  12. c. 2000 - Sheep buyers at Livestock Marketing Centre Photo courtesy of John Knight. Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.

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