Guide to State Archives at CSURA: Land and Resource Management
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Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre HistoryCSU Regional Archives Summer Research Scholarship 2004-2005
Sally Huckel
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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.
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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.
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1915 - Stock Sale at corner of Sturt Street and Fitzmaurice Street
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1933 - Record Yarding 51,500
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1936 - Travers Street Yards
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c. 1965 - Un-muzzled Dog
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1966 - Dick Bowen, Auctioneer
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c. 1979 - 1985 - Cattle in ring at Livestock Marketing Centre (2,500 head sold)
Photo courtesy of Bernie Noonan. Noonan’s Livestock.
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c. 2000 - Sheep buyers at Livestock Marketing Centre
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