by Cathy Jones (2019)
About 1865, Thomas Dawson erected Saleyards at Homebush near the rear of the Horse and Jockey Hotel close to Homebush Railway Station which progressively expanded before moving to nearby Flemington in 1882 (Fox 1986: 43).
The City of Sydney Council opened the Flemington saleyards and resting paddocks, which became the central saleyards for Sydney (Jones, 1985: 147). The saleyards were opened in 1882 by John Harris, then Mayor of Sydney, amid much protest from Strathfield Council. Flemington Station opened in 1884 with a footbridge connected to the saleyards (Fox 1986: 43). The saleyards operated until 1967 when they were transferred to the State Abattoir site at Homebush Bay (Fox 1986: 43). The State Abattoirs were transferred from Glebe and opened in 1915 at Homebush Bay.
The former Homebush saleyards site was redeveloped by Sydney Markets. Sydney Markets were opened in 1975.
References
First Saleyards open (1930 December 20), The Sun, p7
Fox & Associates (1986) Strathfield Heritage Study
Jones, M. (1985), Oasis in the West, Allen and Unwin
Pollon F (1988), Book of Sydney Suburbs
The Saleyards at Sydney for Homebush (1884 August 2) Australian Town and Country Journal, page 26
The Echo, 1890
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