Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre HistoryCSU 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.

• 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.

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

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.

Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

1915 - Stock Sale at corner of Sturt Street and Fitzmaurice Street

Photo courtesy of CSURA Dunn family papers.

Photo courtesy of Ian Harrison. RH Blake & Co.

1933 - Record Yarding 51,500

1936 - Travers Street Yards

Photo courtesy of David Matheson. Elders.

Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

c. 1965 - Un-muzzled Dog

1966 - Dick Bowen, Auctioneer

Photo courtesy of CSURA Tom Lennon Collection.

c. 1979 - 1985 - Cattle in ring at Livestock Marketing Centre (2,500 head sold)

Photo courtesy of Bernie Noonan. Noonan’s Livestock.

c. 2000 - Sheep buyers at Livestock Marketing Centre

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