Geelong Saleyards
Australian livestock exchange
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Geelong Saleyards is a livestock exchange located on Weddell road, North Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It operated as a livestock exchange until August 2017.[1]
History
The early Geelong Town Corporation bought land for the saleyards in 1867 and opened the facility on the 6 September 1869.[2]
The Geelong Saleyards has significance as the most intact functioning 19th century municipal stock yards known in Victoria. They were the second municipal saleyards to be built in Geelong, to a layout and design by the Town Surveyor, Robert Balding.[2]
